Transcript of Supplement No. 398 To Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26 THE ...
pa_ut-pa_gen_t_no_26THE UNITED
TELEPHONE COMPANY
In Pennsylvania
As shown on Sheets 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of
this Telephone Pa. P.U.C. No. 26
Issued: October 5, 2021 Effective: November 1, 2021
By: Darlene N. Terry, Government Affairs Director
100 CenturyLink Drive, Monroe, LA 71203
THIS FILING DELETES THE RESIDENTIAL EMERGENCY LINE SERVICE
OPTION.
PA2021-11
The United Telephone Supplement No. 398
Company of Pennsylvania LLC
d/b/a CenturyLink Page 1
This filing deletes the residential Emergency Line Service
option.
Table of Contents
PA2021-11
Supplement No. 347 The United Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
Original Adoption Notice Page
ADOPTION NOTICE
Effective July 28, 2009, The United Telephone Company of
Pennsylvania LLC registered the fictitious
name CenturyLink. Effective October 19, 2009, The United Telephone
Company of Pennsylvania d/b/a
Embarq Pennsylvania, began operating under the name CenturyLink. As
such, The United Telephone
Company of Pennsylvania LLC d/b/a CenturyLink hereby adopts,
ratifies, and makes its own, in every
respect as if the same had been originally filed by it, all
schedules, rules, notices, concurrences,
schedule agreements, divisions, authorities or other instruments
whatsoever, filed with the Pennsylvania
Public Utility Commission, State of Pennsylvania, by or adopted by
The United Telephone Company of
Pennsylvania LLC d/b/a Embarq Pennsylvania between May 18, 2006 and
October 18, 2009.
By this notice, The United Telephone Company of Pennsylvania LLC
d/b/a CenturyLink also adopts and
ratifies all supplements or amendments to any of the above
schedules, etc., which The United Telephone
Company of Pennsylvania LLC d/b/a Embarq Pennsylvania has
heretofore filed with said Commission.
Issued: October 14, 2009 Effective: October 19, 2009
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26 The United Telephone Supplement No.
385 Company of Pennsylvania Thirty-Fifth Revised Sheet 3 d/b/a
CenturyLink Cancels Thirty-Fourth Revised Sheet 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS Governing Schedule Section Sheet 211 Service for
Information and Referral Service 11 1 311 Service for Non-Emergency
11 15 511 Service for Travel Information Services 11 23 711 Service
for Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) 11 9 Advance Payments 1
2 Advanced Business Connection (ABC) Service 24 7
(Effective June 1, 2003, Advanced Business Connection (ABC) Service
Is no longer available to new customers)
Alternate Call Numbers - Listings 4 3 Application for Service 1 ATM
Service 28 1 Auxiliary Listings 4 5B Billed Number Screening 23 3
Blocking "500" and "900" Information Service 23 2 Blocking - Toll
Service and Operator Screening 23 4 Business Rates - Application of
1 10 Call Line Identifier 22 25 Cancellation of Order Charge 12 2
(C) Central Office and Other Services 22 1 Centrex II 22 21.3
Change of Responsibility (COR) 19 1 Changes in Class or Grade of
Service 12 14 Changes - Miscellaneous 12 10 Channels for Connection
of Customer Provided Communication Systems 21 27 Channel Terminal
6/9 3/3 Competitive Services See Tariff Pa. P.U.C. No. 500 1-5
Connection of Customer Provided Equipment 21 1 Rate Sheet 21 30
Construction Charges 3 1 Custom Calling Services 22 1 Customer
Provided Equipment (Conn. of) 21 1 Rate Sheet 21 30 Customer
Provided Inside Wire 12 5 Customer Referral Program - Residence 22
34 Deposits 1 4 Derived Channel Services 26 1 Direct Inward Dialing
(DID) 22 9 Directory Assistance Service See Tariff Pa. P.U.C. No.
500 1 1 Directory Assistance Call Completion (DACC) (See Directory
Assistance) See Tariff Pa. P.U.C. No. 500 1 1 Directory Listings
(C) See Tariff Pa. P.U.C. No. 500 1 4 (C) Indicates Change
Issued: July 31, 2017 Effective: August 1, 2017
PA 17-01
The United Telephone Supplement No. 393
Company of Pennsylvania, LLC 18th Revised Sheet 3.1 d/b/a
CenturyLink Cancels 17th Revised Sheet 3.1
TABLE OF CONTENTS Governing Schedule Section Sheet Discounts 5 1
Dual-Name Listings 4 5A Duplicate Listings 4 4 Elements,
Non-Recurring Charges 12 2 Expedited Order Charge 12 2 ExpressTouch
22 15.2 Extension Access Line Service 15 7 Extension Lines 9 1 FCC
Designated 811 Services 1 1A FCC Designated N11 Service 11 1
Foreign Exchange Service (Business Only) 6 1 Rate Sheet 6 4 Foreign
Listings 4 4 Foreign and Unauthorized Equipment 7 1 Frame Relay
Service 27 1 General Regulations 1 1 Individual Voice Channels for
Custom Access Solutions 26 1 Inter-Company Extension Service 9 3
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) See Pa. P.U.C. No. 500 2
72 Installation Charges 12 4 Joint Use of Service 15 8 Leased Lines
9 2 Lifeline Assistance Programs 13 1 Link Services 29 1 Digilink
29 1 Translink 29 1 LightLink 29 1 Listing Charges - Application of
See Pa. P.U.C. No. 500 1 4 Local Operator Assistance Services 8 1
Message Toll Telephone Service See Tariff Pa. P.U.C. No. 500 3 1
Mileage Charges - Circuits 9 1 Rate Sheet 9 6 Multi-Line Telephone
Systems (C) Customer Obligation 21 5 Liabilities 1 10 (C) National
Directory Assistance (NDA) See Tariff Pa. P.U.C. No. 500 1 1
Network Services Packaging See Tariff Pa. P.U.C. No. 500 2 12
Non-Emergency 311 Service 11 15 Non-Published Numbers See Tariff
Pa. P.U.C. No. 500 1 6.2 Non-Listed Numbers See Tariff Pa. P.U.C.
No. 500 1 6.2 Non-Recurring Charges 12 1 Obsolete Service Offerings
24 1 Optional Calling Plans See Tariff Pa. P.U.C. No. 500 2 16 (C)
Indicates Change
Issued: August 18, 2020 Effective: September 21, 2020
PA2020-04
The United Telephone Supplement No. 398
Company of Pennsylvania LLC Forty-Eighth Revised Sheet 4 d/b/a
CenturyLink Cancels Forty- Seventh Revised Sheet 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS Governing Schedule Section Sheet Pay Telephone
Line Service (PTL) 10 1 Payment for Service 1 2 Pennsylvania
Telecommunications Relay Service 1 14.3 Private Branch Exchange
Service 15 3 Private Line Service-Intercompany 9 8 Private Switch
Database Service 2 18 Promotional Offerings 1 13 Rate Guide See
Tariff Pa. P.U.C. No. 500 4 24 Reference Listings 4 5 Residence
Customer Referral Program 22 34 Residence Rates - Application of 1
10 (C) Restoration of Service Charges 12 10 Returned Check Charge
12 10 Reverse Notification Telephone Number Database Service 2 20
Rotary Access Service 22 12 Satisfaction Guarantee Program 18 1
School and Library Discounts 1 16 School Discount, Broadband 1 16
Service Connection Charges 12 4 Service Date Change 12 2 Special
Types of Service 14 1 Solutions 22 20 Surcharge, State Tax
Adjustment 1 12 Taxes, Fees and Surcharges 1 19 Telecommunications
Service Priority (TSP) System 13 6 Temporary Listings 4 5 Temporary
Suspension of Service (Vacation Service) 16 1 Terminal Service 15 1
Termination of Service 17 1 Tie Lines 9 1 Toll and Casual Dialing
Restriction 23 6 Toll Blocking 23 4 Toll Terminals 15 9 Transfer of
Contracts - Continuation of Service 19 1 Transfer of Toll Charge
Service 20 1 Transfer of Toll Service 17 3 Underground Service
Connections 3 4 Universal Emergency Service Number "911" 2 1 Vanity
Listings See Tariff Pa. P.U.C. No. 500 1 6
Voice Business Continuity 22 29 Wide Area Telecommunications
Service See Tariff Pa. P.U.C. No. 500 4 1 (C) Indicates
Change
Issued: October 5, 2021 Effective: November 1, 2021
PA2021-11
The United Telephone Fourth Revised Sheet 4A
Company of Pennsylvania
EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS
(C) - Indicates Change
Issued: August 18, 1997 Effective: October 17, 1997
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26 Supplement No. 395 The United
Telephone 170th Revised Sheet 5 Company of Pennsylvania Cancels
169th Revised Sheet 5 d/b/a CenturyLink
TRADE NAMES, TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS USED IN THIS TARIFF
(C) (C)
(C) (C)
Below is a list of trade names, trademarks and/or service marks for
services which are offered in this
Tariff. These trade names, trademarks and/or service marks are
owned by Lumen Technologies, Inc.
(formerly CenturyLink, Inc.) or a subsidiary of Lumen Technologies,
Inc. and are used by the
Company with express permission. These designations will not be
listed hereafter in the Tariff.
However, the laws regarding trademarks and service marks will still
apply. Trade names, trademarks
and service marks that are owned by Lumen Technologies, Inc. or a
subsidiary of Lumen
Technologies, Inc. cannot be used by another party without
authorization.
CENTURYLINK
CENTURYLINK®
Additional marks may be identified in text throughout this
document. Tariffed service names which are
preceded by a mark other than “CenturyLink” may also be marketed
and/or billed under the trade or
brand name CenturyLink, or may be marketed and/or billed without
any trade or brand name.
(C) Indicates Change
PA2021-03
Supplement No. 176
Company of Pennsylvania Cancels Sixtieth Revised Sheet 6
LIST OF SHEETS AND SHEETS CONSTITUTING THIS TARIFF
This Sheet reserved for future use. (C)
(C) Indicates Change
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26
Supplement No. 176
Company of Pennsylvania Cancels Thirtieth Revised Sheet 6A
LIST OF SHEETS AND SHEETS CONSTITUTING THIS TARIFF
This Sheet reserved for future use. (C)
(C) Indicates Change
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26
The United Telephone
TERRITORY SERVED BY THIS COMPANY
County Boroughs and Townships
Everett Pleasantville
Harrison Rainsburgs
Hopewell Schellsburg
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The United Telephone First Revised Sheet 8
Company of Pennsylvania Cancelling Original Sheet 8
TERRITORY SERVED BY THIS COMPANY
County Boroughs and Townships
Blair Catherine North Woodbury
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The United Telephone Second Revised Sheet 9
Company of Pennsylvania Cancelling First Revised Sheet 9
TERRITORY SERVED BY THIS COMPANY
County Boroughs and Townships
Beech Creek Porter
Newburg West Pennsboro
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The United Telephone
TERRITORY SERVED BY THIS COMPANY
County Boroughs and Townships
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The United Telephone
TERRITORY SERVED BY THIS COMPANY
County Boroughs and Townships
Perry (Continued) Miller Tyrone
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The United Telephone
Canceling Second Revised Sheet 12
EXPLANATION OF TERMS
CLASS OF SERVICE
A description of telephone service furnished a subscriber in terms
of: (C)
Grade of Service: Individual access line, Key, PBX (C)
Primary Use: Business or Residence
Type of Rate: Flat Rate or Measured Rate (C)
Dialing Method: Touch-Tone or Rotary (C)
COMMUNICATING DEVICE
A device furnished by the customer consisting of a transmitter,
receiver, network control signaling unit, and
associated apparatus and so connected as to permit the sending and
receiving of telecommunication
message.
(C)
COMMUNICATING SYSTEMS
Channels and other facilities which are capable, when not connected
to telecommunication service, of 2-way
communication between customer-provided terminal equipment.
CONNECTING ARRANGEMENT
The term "connecting arrangement" denotes the protective equipment
provided by the customer to accomplish
the direct electrical connection of customer-provided facilities
with the facilities of the Telephone Company,
when such customer-provided equipment does not conform to Part 68
of the F.C.C. Rules and Regulations
for direct connection of customer-provided terminal
equipment.
CUSTOMER-PROVIDED TERMINAL EQUIPMENT
Devices, apparatus and their associated wiring, provided by a
customer which are used with the network
furnished by the Telephone Company, not including customer-provided
communications system.
(C) Indicates Change
Issued: September 14, 1999 Effective: October 1, 1999
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26 The United Telephone Supplement No.
385 Company of Pennsylvania Third Revised Sheet 13 d/b/a
CenturyLink Cancels Second Revised Sheet 13 (C)
EXPLANATION OF TERMS (Continued) DATA ACCESS ARRANGEMENT The term
"data access arrangement" denotes a protective connecting
arrangement for use with the network control signaling unit, or in
lieu of the connecting arrangement, an arrangement for use with the
network control signaling unit to identify a central office line
and protective facilities and procedures to determine compliance
with criteria set forth in this Section of the tariff. DESIGN
SERVICE A service that is not immediately available for
provisioning and requires treatment, equipment or engineering
design (e.g. ISDN-PRI, DS1, Private Line, Foreign Exchange
Service). DIRECT CURRENT SUPPLY Electrical energy for talking and
signaling purposes, other than ringing. DIRECT ELECTRICAL
CONNECTION A physical connection of the electrical conductors in
the communications path. EXCHANGE SERVICE The general telephone
service rendered in accordance with individual Local Exchange
Tariff and General Exchange Tariff provisions. Exchange service is
a general term describing the facilities together with the right to
send and receive a specified or an unlimited number of local
messages at charges in accordance with the provisions of the Local
or General Exchange Tariffs. (a) Extension Service: A
classification of exchange service that is connected on the
same
central office access line as main service. Extension instruments
are provided by the customer.
(b) Flat Rate Service: A classification of exchange service
furnished a subscriber under tariff
provisions, for which a stipulated charge is made, regardless of
the amount of use. (c) Foreign Exchange Service: A classification
of exchange service furnished under tariff
provisions by means of a circuit connecting a subscriber's main
service with a central office of an exchange other than that which
regularly services the exchange area in which the subscriber is
located.
(d) Individual Line Service: A classification of exchange service
furnished under tariff provisions
which provide that only one main service shall be served by the
circuit connecting such service with the central office.
(C) Indicates Change
PA 17-01
Supplement No. 182
Company of Pennsylvania Cancels Fifth Revised Sheet 14
EXPLANATION OF TERMS (Continued)
The general telephone service … (Continued) (C)
(e) Pay Telephone Line Service (PTL): A classification of exchange
service for use by pay
telephone providers, location owners and interexchange carriers and
is furnished solely for
connection with coin, coinless or combination coin/coinless pay
telephone equipment to the
Telephone Company's network.
(f) Touch-Tone Calling Service: A classification of exchange
service furnished from central
offices whereby calls are originated through the use of push
buttons in lieu of a rotary dial.
GRANDFATHERED SERVICE
Any service that has been grandfathered is considered to be
obsolete as of the grandfathered date.
Only those customers who had the service at the time it was
grandfathered can continue with the service
and only if they remain at the same location and make no changes to
the existing account. Upon any
customer initiated change to their account, the grandfathered
service will no longer be available to the
customer. Such changes include but are not limited to: physical
address changes, addition of services,
change of responsibility, discontinuance of service, or any other
changes requiring service orders.
KEY (ROTARY) LINE
A trunk utilized by those multiple systems wherein the multiline
system station user has the capability of
individually selecting a specific trunk from the system’s group of
central office trunks.
(C)
Certain material previously appearing on this Sheet now appears on
Sheet 14.1
(C) Indicates Change
Issued: December 3, 2002 Effective: December 4, 2002
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26 Supplement No. 226 The United
Telephone First Revised Sheet 14.1 Company of Pennsylvania Cancels
Original Sheet 14.1
EXPLANATION OF TERMS (Continued) N11 SERVICES Abbreviated three
(3)-digit dialing codes which allow the caller to connect to a
location in the local telephone network that otherwise would be
accessible only through a seven or ten-digit telephone number. The
local telephone network must be preprogrammed to translate the
three-digit code into the appropriate seven or ten-digit telephone
number and route the call accordingly. N11 codes are three- digit
codes of which the first-digit can be any digit other than 0 or 1,
and the last two digits are both 1. The 0 and 1 are unavailable as
the first-digit because those numbers are used for switching and
routing. N11 codes have been assigned by the FCC or designated by
the telephone industry as follows:
(C)
(C)
(C)
N11 Code Purpose 211 Allows access to community information and
referral services. Assigned by the FCC. (C) 311 Allows access to
non-emergency police and government services. Assigned by the FCC.
411 Traditionally allows access to local directory assistance
services of local telephone
companies. Not formally assigned by the FCC.
(C) 511 Allows access to traveler information services. Assigned by
the FCC. 611/811 Traditionally allows access to local telephone
company repair and business offices. Not
formally assigned by the FCC.
(C) 711 Allows access to Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS)
for individuals with hearing or
speech disabilities. Assigned by the FCC.
(C) 911 Federally mandated as the National Emergency Number and
allows access to emergency
services. Assigned by the FCC and ordered by the United States
Congress.
(C) 011/111 Not available. "0" and "1" are used for switching and
routing purposes. NETWORK CONTROL SIGNALING The term "Network
Control Signaling" denotes the transmission of signals used in the
Telephone Company's exchange facilities which perform functions
such as supervision (control, status, and charging signals),
address signaling (dialing), calling and called number
identification, audible tone signals (call progress signals
indicating re-order or busy conditions, alerting, coin
denominations, coin collect and coin return tones) to control the
operation of switching machines in the telecommunications
system.
(C) Indicates Change Issued: June 10, 2004 Effective: June 11,
2004
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26
The United Telephone Supplement No. 384 Company of Pennsylvania LLC
Fifth Revised Sheet 15 (C) d/b/a CenturyLink Cancels Fourth Revised
Sheet 15
EXPLANATION OF TERMS (Continued)
NETWORK CONTROL SIGNALING UNIT The terminal equipment furnished for
the provision of network control signaling. NETWORK DEMARCATION
POINT (DEMARC) The point of minimum penetration on the customer's
property, as determined by the Telephone Company, where the network
interface is located. See Rate Demarcation Point (RDP). NETWORK
INTERFACE (NI) The Telephone Company-provided terminating point on
the customer's premise connecting the telecommunications network
with the customer's premise wire as evidenced by a Network
Interface Device (NID). NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE (NID) The
Telephone Company-provided device which facilitates the connection
of customer premise wire with the Telephone Company network. The
NID can be a standard modular jack, connecting block, protector or
similar device to be utilized in the future. The placement of the
Network Interface Device shall be determined by the Telephone
Company. NOT AVAILABLE (N/A) Service or rate is not available.
ONE-PARTY LINE (1-PTY) See “Individual Line” PREMISE WIRE All wire
on the customer's side of the Rate Demarcation Point. This also
includes wire within or between buildings on the same customer's
premise. (Continuous property). The installation and maintenance of
Premise Wire is not a tariff offering of the Telephone Company.
PREMISE WORK Work performed at a customer's premise, on the
customer's side of the NI. The Telephone Company may perform
premise work upon request by the customer at deregulated rates.
PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE (PBX) TRUNKS A trunk utilized by those
multiline systems which randomly and automatically selects a trunk
from the system’s group of trunks when the station user activates
the trunk selection function of the system’s common equipment. (C)
Indicates Change
(C)
Issued: July 25, 2017 Effective: July 26, 2017 PA 17-04
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26 The United Telephone Supplement No.
385 Company of Pennsylvania Fifth Revised Sheet 16 d/b/a
CenturyLink Cancels Fourth Revised Sheet 16 (C)
EXPLANATION OF TERMS (Continued) PROTECTOR That part of the
Telephone Company’s Network which is installed by the Company and
is used for grounding and bonding of network wire/cable. It shall
not be employed, used, modified or disturbed in any way by the
customer/agent. It may be an integral part of the Network
Interface. RATE DEMARCATION POINT (RDP) The Rate Demarcation Point
(RDP) is the location established by the Company to which the
Company is responsible for installing and maintaining network
services and may be evidenced by a Network Interface Device (NID).
The RDP may be at the protector or may be beyond the protector
toward the customer's side and will be dependent upon the physical
layout of the particular premises. When it is extended past the
point of facilities entrance (protector), it will be only as far as
necessary to provide customer access. This RDP, often referred to
as Demarc, is the point where network access recurring charges stop
and customer responsibility begins. Only one RDP per customer
premise will be established by the Company. REGISTERED PROTECTIVE
CIRCUITRY Separate, identifiable and discrete electrical circuitry
designed to protect the telephone network from harm, which is
registered in accordance with Part 68 of the F.C.C. Rules and
Regulations. REGISTERED TERMINAL EQUIPMENT Terminal equipment which
is registered in accordance with Part 68 of the F.C.C. Rules and
Regulations. SERVICE POINT See Rate Demarcation Point. SPECIAL
DESIGN SERVICE See Design Service (C) Indicates Change
(C)
PA 17-01
Supplement No. 385
Company of Pennsylvania First Revised Sheet 1
d/b/a CenturyLink Cancels Original Sheet 1 (C) GENERAL
REGULATIONS
The following general regulations apply to all classes of service,
and supplement the specific regulations contained in other sections
of this tariff: 1. Obligation of Telephone Company
The Company's obligation to furnish service is dependent upon its
ability to secure and retain, without unreasonable expense,
suitable facilities and rights for the construction and maintenance
of the necessary circuits and equipment.
2. Transmitting Messages
The Company does not transmit messages, but offers, subject to the
terms and conditions specified in this tariff, the use of its
facilities where available for communication between
customers.
3. Contracts for Service
a. Applications for service may be made either verbally or in
writing. The Telephone Company reserves the right to require
applications for service to be made in writing on forms supplied by
it.
b. Upon acceptance of a verbal or written application for service,
all applicable provisions of the
Telephone Company's tariffs lawfully on file become the contract
between the Telephone Company and the customer.
c. Requests for additional service or changes in service, upon
acceptance by the Telephone
Company, become a part of the original contract, except that each
item of additional service is subject to the appropriate minimum
contract term.
d. The acceptance or use of service may be deemed an application
for such service and an
agreement to pay for it at the rates applicable thereto under the
current tariff.
e. Any change in rate or regulations lawfully made, acts as a
modification of all contracts to that extent without further
notice.
f. The following conditions apply for all services. Additional
provisions governing
cancellation of applications for Private Line and Special Design
Services are specified in Section 12. When an application or
contract for service is canceled or changed by the customer prior
to the establishment of service, for any reason including change in
location, the customer is responsible to pay the Telephone Company,
upon request, the non- recoverable costs incurred by the Telephone
Company in meeting the requirements of the original application of
service.
(C) Indicates Change
PA 17-01
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26 Supplement No. 306 The United
Telephone Section 1 Company of Pennsylvania Second Revised Sheet 1A
Cancels First Revised Sheet 1A
GENERAL REGULATIONS
3. CONTRACTS FOR SERVICE (Cont'd) g. Individual Case Basis
Arrangements (ICB) Relative to The United Telephone Company of
Pennsylvania d/b/a Embarq Pennsylvania's
Butler area service territory, arrangements will be developed on a
case-by-case basis in response to a bona fide request(s) from
business customers or prospective business customers to develop a
competitive bid for service(s) or to a bundle of services offered
under this tariff and related tariffs. Rates quoted in response to
such competitive requests may be different than those specified for
such services in this tariff and related tariffs. ICB rates will be
offered to the business customer in writing and on a
non-discriminatory basis based on the following conditions:
(a) ICB arrangements shall be made only to customers who generate
or commit to
generate $10,000 or greater in annual total billed revenue for The
United Telephone of Pennsylvania d/b/a Embarq Pennsylvania;
(b) ICB arrangements shall comply with the Telephone Company’s
approved Chapter 30
Plan, including the prohibition against the subsidization or
support of competitive services by noncompetitive services;
(c) Rates charged under ICB arrangements shall not be priced or
provided below costs;
and;
(d) ICB arrangements shall be filed with the Commission under
Proprietary Seal to be
effective on a one day notice.
h. FCC DESIGNATED 811 SERVICES (C) As mandated by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC), incompliance with
the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002, the abbreviated 811
Dialing Code is established for use by commercial and residential
consumers to provide advanced notice of excavation activities to
certified “One Call” notification systems entities as a toll free
call. The certified “One Call” notification systems entity must
subscribe to termination facilities and lines in sufficient
quantities to provide adequate service to the public. 811 Service
is provided for the benefit of the certified “One Call”
notification systems entity on a special charge treatment basis as
detailed in section 14.A of this tariff. The provision of 811
Dialing Code by the Company shall not be interpreted, constructed
or regarded, either expressly or implied, as being for the benefit
of or creating any Company obligation toward any third person or
legal entity other than the certified “One Call” notification
systems entity.
(C) Indicates Change Issued: March 30, 2007 Effective: March 31,
2007
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26 Supplement No. 306 The United
Telephone Section 1 Company of Pennsylvania Original Sheet 1B
GENERAL REGULATIONS
3. CONTRACTS FOR SERVICE (Cont'd) h. FCC DESIGNATED 811 SERVICES
The maximum liability of the Company for direct damages or losses
of any kind arising out
of mistakes, omissions, interruptions, delays, errors or defects in
transmission, or failure or defects in any facility furnished by
the Company, occurring in the course of furnishing 811 Service, or
of the Company in failing to maintain proper standards of
maintenance and operation or to exercise reasonable supervision,
will in no event exceed an amount equivalent to the proportionate
charge to the certified “One Call” notification systems entity for
the 811 Service and local exchange services for the period of
service during which such mistake, omission, interruption, delay,
error or defect in transmission or defect or failure in facilities
occurs. The Company will have no liability for any consequential,
incidental, or indirect damages or losses, whether or not the
customer was aware or should have been aware of the possibility of
these damages or losses. The Company is not liable for any losses
or damages caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of the
certified “One Call” notification systems entity
Issued: March 30, 2007 Effective: March 31, 2007
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Section 1
Company of Pennsylvania Cancelling Second Revised Sheet 2
GENERAL REGULATIONS
4. Use of Service
a. Customer's Telephone Service is furnished only for
communications by the
customer, his family, or other members of his household, his
employees
or representatives or for use extended to joint users.
* * * (C)
b. Unless otherwise indicated in this tariff or governmental
regulation,
no service shall in any case be resold by the customer.
c. Service may not be used for an unlawful purpose. Service will
not be
furnished if any law enforcement agency, acting within it
jurisdiction,
advises that such service is being used or will be used in
violation of
law, or if the Telephone Company receives other evidence that
such
service is being or will be so used.
5. Payment for Service
a. Non-recurring service (installation) charges are payable by one
of the
following methods:
1. Full amount payable at the time the customer's application
for
service is accepted and billed on the first bill.
2. Equal monthly installations over the first three
consecutive
billing periods.
Note: This plan does not apply to multi-line business
customers.
b. Construction charges are payable at the time the customer's
applica-
tion for service is accepted.
(C) Indicates Change
Issued: January 15, 1997 Effective: April 1, 1997
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26 The United Telephone Supplement No.
378 Company of Pennsylvania Section 1 d/b/a CenturyLink Seventh
Revised Sheet 3 Canceling Sixth Revised Sheet 3
GENERAL REGULATIONS
5. Payment for Service (Continued) c. Monthly recurring charges for
service and facilities are billed monthly in advance and are
payable when the service has been rendered, except that charges for
toll message service are billed after the service has been rendered
and are payable upon request. Interest at the rate of 1.25 percent
per month will be applied to all unpaid balances carried forward
and is subject to normal treatment of unpaid balances as outlined
in Section 1, Sheet 4, Subsection 7.
d. When service is established, the initial charge for local
service facilities for the fractional part
of the current billing month is the prorata share of the monthly
charge. e. Charges due for coin box service are payable upon
request at the time service is rendered. f. The customer is
responsible for the following: 1. Charges for local and toll
messages sent from and charged to his service. 2. Charges for local
and toll messages received at his service location on which
the
charges are reversed with the prior consent of any person answering
the call. 3. Charges for calls placed between two services other
than the customers and billed to
him with the prior consent of any person at his service location.
4. Charges for calls charged to his special billing number or
credit card number by him or
by any person with his knowledge, consent or acquiescence. g.
Except as otherwise provided in this tariff, service is furnished
for a minimum contract term
of one month. For billing purposes, each month is presumed to have
thirty days. If objection in writing is not received by the Company
within thirty days after a statement of account is rendered, such
statement shall be deemed to be correct and binding upon the
customer.
(C)
Issued: November 4, 2015 Effective: December 5, 2015 PA 15-14
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26 The United Telephone Supplement No.
371 Company of Pennsylvania Section 1 d/b/a CenturyLink Fifth
Revised Sheet 4 (C) Canceling Fourth Revised Sheet 4
GENERAL REGULATIONS
6. Deposits a. A deposit, in accordance with Commission regulations
at 52 PA Code, §§64.31 - 64.41 may
be required as security for future bills. Interest rates applied to
customer deposits held by the Telephone Company are prescribed by
the P.U.C.
Deposits will be returned in accordance with Commission regulation
at 52 PA Code
§§64.31 - 64.41. The fact that a deposit may have been made in no
way relieves the applicant or subscriber
from complying with the Telephone Company’s regulations as to the
prompt payment of bills or constitutes a waiver or modification of
the regular practices providing for discontinuance of service for
non-payment of any sums due the Telephone Company for service
rendered.
(C)
7. Cancellation or Suspension of Service
a. In the event of the abandonment of service, the non-payment of
any sum due, the use of foul or profane language, the impersonation
of any other person, the making of nuisance calls, the use of
telephone service by a subscriber in connection with a plan or
contrivance to secure a large volume of telephone calls to be
directed to such subscriber at or about the same time, resulting in
preventing, obstructing or delaying the telephone service of
others, or any other violation of the Company’s regulations, the
Company may, without notice, either suspend the service until all
charges have been paid and all violations have ceased, or terminate
the service without suspension of service or following suspension,
sever the connection and remove any of its facilities from the
subscriber's premises.
b. Customers who have been denied service for failure to comply
with tariff provisions are
required to pay the charge for restoration of service and all past
due amounts for service up to the time of restoration of service
before service is reestablished.
(C) Indicates Change Material now appearing on this page previously
appeared on Fifth Revised Sheet 3.
Issued: June 14, 2013 Effective: July 15, 2013 PA 13-08
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GENERAL REGULATIONS
7. Cancellation or Suspension of Service (Continued)
c. Service which is used in such a manner as to interfere with the
service
of others or that is used for any purpose other than as a means of
com-
munication may also be terminated without advance notice.
Following
such termination the Company will immediately notify the
customer
thereof.
d. The Telephone Company reserves the right to discontinue or
refuse serv-
ice because of abuse or fraudulent use of service. This includes
the
use of service facilities of the Telephone Company to transmit a
mes-
sage or to locate a person or otherwise to give or obtain
information,
without paying a message toll or local message charge.
e. The Telephone Company reserves the right to refuse an
application for
service made by anyone who is indebted to the Telephone Company
for
telephone service previously provided until the indebtedness is
paid.
In cases where the service is connected for a customer who is found
to
be indebted to the Telephone Company for service previously
furnished,
the service may be terminated by the Telephone Company upon ten
day
notice unless the customer pays the indebtedness.
f. The use of Directory Assistance to obtain a customer's listed
name,
address or telephone number for any purpose other than to
facilitate
the making of a telephone call is prohibited.
g. The Telephone Company may either suspend service, or following a
sus-
pension of service, sever the connection and remove any of its
facili- (C)
ties from the subscriber's premise upon violation of Part 68 of
the
F.C.C. Rules and Regulations pertaining to connection of F.C.C.
regis-
tered terminal equipment. Such violations may cause a temporary
dis-
continuance of service. (See Section 21)
8. Provisions of Equipment
a. The rates quoted in the tariffs of the Telephone Company are
based on
the use of service arrangements determined by the Telephone Company
to (C)
be standard. Where service arrangements are furnished by the
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(C)
(C) Indicates Change
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Company of Pennsylvania Cancelling First Revised Sheet 6
GENERAL REGULATIONS
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9. Change of Telephone Number
The Company reserves the right to change the telephone number or
numbers of
a customer's telephone line or lines, or the central office name
associated
with such telephone number or numbers, or both, as the needs of the
business
may require.
10. Access to the Customer's Premises
For the purpose of making collections or of installing, inspecting,
repair-
ing or removing any part of its facilities on the premises of the
customer, (C)
the Company and its representatives may make entry at any
reasonable hour.
11. Maintenance & Repair
All ordinary expense for maintenance and repair to Telephone
Company facili- (C)
ties is normally borne by the Telephone Company unless otherwise
specified
in the Company tariffs. The customer is responsible for all costs
resulting (C)
from damages to telephone company facilities caused by
customer-owned equip- (C)
ment. (C)
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26
Section 1
GENERAL REGULATIONS
12. Telephone Directory
a. The Telephone Directories issued by the Company without charge
to its
customers are the property of the Telephone Company and may be
reclaim-
ed by the Company upon termination of the service or the delivery
of a
subsequent issue of the directory.
b. Customers shall not deface or mutilate directories or attach or
permit
attachment of covers, tabs, tags, stickers of any sort or
description
without the written consent of the Company.
c. The Telephone Company reserves the right to make a charge for
director-
ies under the following conditions:
1. Upon replacement of a directory or directories defaced or
mutilat-
ed while in the customer's possession.
2. Upon provision, at the customer's request of additional copies
of
the directory exceeding the number normally supplied at no
charge.
3. Upon provision, at the customer's request, of telephone
director-
ies covering areas or exchanges not normally supplied in the
local
telephone directory serving the customer's exchange.
13. Rearrangement of Telephone Facilities
Customers may not rearrange, disconnect or remove or permit others
to rear-
range, disconnect or remove any facilities installed by the
Company, except (C)
as specifically directed by appropriate company representative or
written
consent by the Company.
14. Liabilities
a. Obligation of Telephone Company to Customer or Users of
Facilities
In the event interruptions, omissions, defects, errors, mistakes or
de-
lays in transmission occur in the course of furnishing,
rearranging,
moving, maintaining, repairing, terminating, restoring or changing
serv-
ice, lines and other facilities, and which are not caused by
negligence
of the customer, the liability of the Telephone Company, its
agents,
servants, or employees for damages arising there from shall not,
except
as otherwise provided for in Paragraphs 1 and 2 following or
unless
caused by the willful misconduct of the Telephone Company exceed
an
amount equivalent to the proportionate charge to the customer for
the
period during which such interruption, omission, defect, error,
mistake
or delay in transmission occurs. No other liability with
(C) Indicates Change
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26
The United Telephone Section 1
Company of Pennsylvania Original Sheet 8
GENERAL REGULATIONS
14. Liabilities (Continued)
respect to the customer or other users of the service, lines,
or
other facilities shall in any case attach to the Telephone
Company, its agents, servants or employees.
1. Allowances for Telephone Service Interruptions
When main telephone service is interrupted for a period of at
least 24 hours, the Company, after due notice by the
customer,
shall apply the following schedule of allowances except in
situations as provided in Paragraph 2:
(a) 1/30 of the tariff monthly rate of all services and
facilities furnished by the Company rendered inoperative by
the Company to the extent of being useless for each of the
first three (3) full 24 hour periods during which the Company
conditioned that the out-of-service extends beyond a minimum
period of 24 hours.
(b) 2/30 of each full 24 hour period beyond the first three
(3)
24 hour periods. However, in no instance shall the allowance
for the out-of-service period exceed the total charges in a
billing period for the service and facilities furnished by
the Company rendered inoperative to the extent of being
useless.
2. When service is interrupted for a period of at least 24 hours
due
to such factors as storms, fires, floods or other conditions
beyond the control of the Company, an allowance of 1/30 of
the
tariff monthly rate for all services and facilities furnished
by
the Company rendered inoperative to the extent of being
useless
shall apply for each full 24 hours during which the
interruption
continues after notice by the customer to the Company
Nothing contained herein and no tariff adopted hereto shall
limit
any responsibility or liability on the part of a Telephone
Company
to a customer which would exist pursuant to law but for this
rule
and said tariff.
The foregoing allowances shall not be applicable where service
is
interrupted by the negligence or willful act of the customer
to
service or where the Company pursuant to the terms of the
contract
for service suspends or terminates service for non-payment of
charges or for unlawful or improper use of facilities or for
any
other reason provided for in the filed and effective tariff.
Issued: September 27, 1982 Effective: January 12, 1983
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26
The United Telephone Supplement No. 352 Company of Pennsylvania
Section 1 d/b/a CenturyLink Second Revised Sheet 9 Cancels First
Revised Sheet 9
GENERAL REGULATIONS 14. Liabilities (Continued) a. Obligations of
Telephone Company to Customer or Users of Facilities (Continued)
(C) 3. Errors or Omissions in Telephone Directory
The Telephone Company is not liable for damage claims due to errors
in or omissions from its directory or for the resulting publication
of such errors; nor will the Telephone Company be a party to
controversies arising between customers as a result of listings
published in its directories.
Adjustments for damages due to errors in or omissions of directory
listings are limited to the amount of the actual impairment and
will in no case exceed one half the local service rate for
individual residence, business, or trunk line service. Adjustments
for the period covered by the directory in which the mistake or
omission occurs will be made by crediting the customer's account or
by direct payment to the customer.
4. Defacement of Customer's Property
The Telephone Company is not liable for any defacement of or damage
to the premises of a customer resulting from the attachment of the
Telephone Company's facilities on such premises or by the
installation or removal thereof, when such defacement or damage is
not the result of negligence of the Telephone Company.
5. Responsibility for Acts or Omissions by Other Communication
Carriers
When the facilities or lines of the other communication carriers
are used in establishing connections to points not reached by the
Telephone Company's facilities or lines, the Telephone Company is
not liable for any act or omission of the other company or
companies.
6. Equipment or Power Supplied by the Customer
The Telephone Company is not liable for damages resulting from the
interruption of service caused by the failure of any customer-owned
equipment associated with Telephone Company facilities or of any
electrical power source which the customer must provide to operate
Telephone Company facilities.
7. Telephone service provided by the Company is not represented as
adapted to the
recording of telephone conversations, incoming messages, to the
transmission or to pre-recorded messages. Use of customer-owned and
maintained equipment and other customer-provided facilities in
connection with Company facilities are permitted in accordance with
Part 68 of F.C.C. Rules and Regulations. The liability of the
Company shall in no instance exceed that provided in the preceding
information and the Company is not liable for any loss, damage,
impairment or failure of service arising from or in connection
with, the use of customer-owned and maintained facilities or
equipment not caused solely by negligence of the Company.
(C)
Certain material now appearing on this page previously appeared on
Second Revised Sheet 10.
Issued: May 10, 2010 Effective: June 9, 2010
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26 Supplement No. 395 The United
Telephone Section 1 Company of Pennsylvania 5th Revised Sheet 10
d/b/a CenturyLink Cancels 4th Revised Sheet 10
GENERAL REGULATIONS
14. Liabilities (Continued) a. Obligations of Telephone Company to
Customer or Users of Facilities (Continued) 8. Unauthorized Use or
Hacking Except for physical damage to Customer’s transmission
facilities or Customer premise
equipment directly caused by the Company’s negligence or willful
misconduct, the Company is not responsible for unauthorized access
to, or alteration, theft, or destruction of, Customer’s equipment,
data, programs or other information through accident, wrongful
means or any other cause while such information is stored on or
transmitted across Company-provided network facilities or Customer
premise equipment. Customer is responsible for any Company service
or usage charges resulting from any such unauthorized access,
unless a tariff, schedule or other written agreement expressly
states otherwise.
b. Obligation of Customer to Telephone Company 1. Impairment of
Telephone Company Property In case of damage to, loss or
destruction of any Telephone Company facilities not due
to ordinary wear and tear, the customer is held responsible for the
cost of the facilities lost or destroyed or of restoring the
facilities to its original condition.
2. Multi-Line Telephone Systems Customer will defend and indemnify
the Company, its affiliates, agents and
contractors from all third party claims and liabilities arising
from or related to customer’s, customer’s end user’s or customer’s
third-party provider(s)’ acts, omissions (including the failure to
purchase or implement features that enable the receipt and
transmission of direct-dial “911” calls or multi-line telephone
system notifications), or failures of connectivity that impede,
prevent or otherwise make inoperable the ability of the customer or
its end users to directly dial “911” or to receive or transmit
multi-line telephone system notifications, as required by law, in
the United States.
3. Customer will defend and indemnify the Company, its affiliates,
agents and
contractors from all third party claims and liabilities arising
from or related to any acts or omissions by the customer,
customer’s end users or customer’s third-party provider(s) that
cause, give rise to or bring about the non- compliance of the
service with any appliable law, including the failure to purchase
or implement features that enable compliance with laws.
Certain material previously appearing on this sheet now appears on
Sheet 10.1. (C) Indicates Change
(C)
(C)
PA2021-03
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26 Supplement No. 395 The United
Telephone Section 1 Company of Pennsylvania Original Sheet 10.1
d/b/a CenturyLink
GENERAL REGULATIONS
15. Application of Business and Residence Rates a. The
determination of whether business or residence rates apply is
dependent upon the
primary or dominant use of the service by the customer. b.
Residence rates apply only in a private residence where the service
is primarily used for
domestic purposes. c. Residence rates apply when residential
customers subscribe to Call Forward Busy in lieu of
Rotary Access Service for up to and including five (5) residential
lines, at the same or different residential locations, as long as
the service is used primarily for domestic purposes. Business rates
apply when more than five residential lines at the same or
different locations are arranged in a rotary hunt group.
d. Business rates apply in any location where the service is
primarily used for business,
professional, institutional, governmental or occupational purposes.
Business rates apply both to main service or associated extension
service if either is located and used where business rates
apply.
e. The Telephone Company shall make the final determination as to
whether business or
residence rates will apply to a customer's service. Material
appearing on this sheet previously appeared on 4th Revised Sheet 10
of Section 1.
Issued: April 30, 2021 Effective: June 1, 2021
PA2021-03
Supplement No. 322
Company of Pennsylvania Cancels Fourth Revised Sheet 11
GENERAL REGULATIONS
Message toll telephone service is provided with facilities for
telephone communication between
telephones in different local service areas of the same Local
Access Transport Area (LATA).
The regulations and charges are specified in tariff Pa. P.U.C. No.
500. The toll service charges
are in payment for all service furnished between calling and called
telephones within the state of
Pennsylvania.
(C)
17. Identification of Public Announcements
a. For purposes of identification, customers of telephone service
who transmit recorded
public announcements over facilities provided by the Telephone
Company must include in
the recorded message the name of the organization or individual
responsible for the
service and the address at which the service is provided. Customers
transmitting factual
public announcements such as Time, Weather, Stock Market
quotations, Airline Schedules
and similar information are excluded from the preceding
condition.
b. For customers not complying with the foregoing, the announcing
device will be subject to
disconnection from the telephone lines.
c. The Telephone Company reserves the right to release, upon
request, the names and
addresses of customers who transmit recorded or taped public
announcements over
telephone company facilities, when the announcing device is
provided by either the
telephone company or the customer.
18. Connections to Telephone Company Facilities
All connections to the Company network or facilities must be in
compliance with Part 68 of
F.C.C. Rules and Regulations as are now in effect or may become
effective in the future.
19. Connections to Network
All connections to the network by the Telephone Company or by the
customer must comply with
the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission
and the Pennsylvania
Public Utility Commission.
(C) Indicates Change
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26
Section 1 The United Telephone Thirty-Seventh Revised Sheet
12
Company of Pennsylvania Cancelling Thirty-Sixth Revised Sheet
12
GENERAL REGULATIONS
21. Customer Provided Internal (Premises) Wire
Since premises wiring has been deregulated the customer is
responsible for providing and
maintaining premises wiring that permits transmission of messages
to and from Company
provided facilities.
22. The United Telephone Company of Pennsylvania is subject to and
complies with the
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Regulations governing
standards and billing practices
for residential telephone service at 52 Pa. Code Chapter 64.
STATE TAX ADJUSTMENT SURCHARGE
In addition to the charges provided in this tariff and other
intrastate tariffs in which this Company provides
service, a surcharge, as shown below, will apply to all intrastate
charges for service on or after April 1,
2001, except on Coin Paid Customer Dialed calls associated with Pay
Telephone Line Service.
Surcharge
End User (0.000)% (D)
All Interexchange Carriers/Resellers (0.000)% (D)
The above surcharge(s) will be recomputed, using the same elements
prescribed by the Commission.
a. Whenever any of the tax rates used in calculation of the
surcharge are changed.
b. Whenever the Utility makes effective any increased or decreased
rates.
The above recalculation will be submitted to the Commission within
10 days after the occurrence of the
event or date which occasions such recomputations and that if the
recomputed surcharge is less than
the one in effect, the Utility will, and if the recomputed
surcharge is more than the one then in effect, the
Utility may, submit with such recomputation a tariff or supplement
to reflect such recomputed surcharge,
the effective date which shall be 10 days after filing.
(D) Indicates Decrease
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Section 1
GENERAL REGULATIONS
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26
Supplement No. 215
Company of Pennsylvania Cancels Sixteenth Revised Sheet 13
GENERAL REGULATIONS
a. General
The Company may, from time to time, offer services at reduced rates
and/or charges or at
no rate or charge for promotional, market research, training or
experimentation purposes.
These Promotional Offerings may be limited to certain dates, times,
and/or locations, but will
not have a duration of longer than six months in any rolling twelve
(12) month period which
commences as of the effective date of the filed promotion (multiple
promotions can occur
during this twelve month period).
Customers will be allowed to participate in a promotional offering
upon request, provided the
Company has the necessary facilities and billing capabilities to
permit such participation.
For all promotional offerings, which involve usage or monthly
rates, the Company will
provide customers with a notice of the promotional and
post-promotional rate(s) for the
promoted service(s) at the time the promotional offering is
made.
The Company will file promotional offerings in a manner that
complies with the Pennsylvania
Public Utility Commission’s Opinion and Order in Docket L-00940095,
entered June 2, 2000.
(C)
Issued: February 27, 2004 Effective: March 1, 2004
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26 Supplement No. 294 Section 1 The
United Telephone Fifth Revised Sheet 13.1 Company of Pennsylvania
Cancels Fourth Revised Sheet 13.1
GENERAL REGULATIONS 23. PROMOTIONAL OFFERINGS (Continued) b.
Special Promotions During the promotion period April 1, 2004
through June 29, 2004, existing business
customers that do not have a Solutions Package will receive a
credit equal to one monthly recurring charge when they subscribe to
Economy Solution plus any Embarq Communications, Inc. long distance
service. The credit will be applied on the subsequent month after
subscribing to the qualifying service.
(C)
During the promotion period, April 1, 2004 through June 29, 2004,
existing business
customers will receive a $25 credit when they subscribe to one of
the following service combinations:
1) Solutions Business Package Connected Solution plus the Telephone
Company’s
Voicemail service and any Embarq Communications, Inc. long distance
service; or (C)
2) Rotary Access Service and Classics Calling Package feature
package plus the
Telephone Company’s Voicemail service and any Embarq
Communications, Inc. long distance service.
(C)
Customers must retain the selected services for a minimum of two
months to receive the
credit. The credit will be applied to the customer’s second full
month invoice after subscribing to the qualifying service.
(C) Indicates Change Issued: August 23, 2006 Effective: August 24,
2006
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26 Supplement No. 294 Section 1 The
United Telephone Sixteenth Revised Sheet 14 Company of Pennsylvania
Cancels Fifteenth Revised Sheet 14
GENERAL REGULATIONS 23. PROMOTIONAL OFFERINGS (Cont'd) b. Special
Promotions (Cont'd) From August 1, 2003, through and including
September 30, 2003, when residence
customers with no Custom Calling or ExpressTouch calling features
subscribe to Caller ID with Name they will receive a bill credit
equal to half the monthly recurring charge for Caller ID with Name
on the first six monthly bills issued after the service is ordered.
If a customer discontinues Caller ID with Name prior to the end of
the six month period, bill credits will be issued only for the
months or fraction thereof during which the customer was subscribed
to the feature. The Telephone Company will notify eligible
customers of this promotion via direct mail. The promotion will be
extended to other residence customers upon request.
(C)
From October 1, 2003, through and including December 29, 2003, when
existing residence
customers with no Custom Calling services who subscribe to Caller
ID with Name plus any Embarq Communications, Inc. long distance
plan, will receive a credit equal to half the monthly recurring
charge for Caller ID with Name on the first three monthly bills
issued after the service is ordered. If customers discontinue their
subscription to Caller ID with Name before the end of the three-
month period, they will receive the credit only for the period of
time during which they were subscribed to the service. All
applicable service connection charges will be waived during this
promotion.
(C)
During the period January 2, 2004 through March 31, 2004, business
customers with 4 lines
or fewer will receive a $20 credit when they subscribe to one of
the following service combinations:
1) Solutions Business Package Connected Solution plus the Telephone
Company’s
deregulated Voicemail service and any Embarq Communications, Inc.
long distance service; or
(C)
2) Rotary Access Service and Classics Calling Package plus the
Telephone Company’s
deregulated Voicemail service and any Embarq Communications, Inc.
long distance service.
(C)
Customers must retain the selected services for a minimum of two
months to receive the
credit. The credit will be applied to the customer’s second full
month’s invoice that is issue after subscription to the qualifying
services.
This promotion will be advertised through outbound telemarketing
and will be extended to
inbound customers upon request.
(C) Indicates Change Issued: August 23, 2006 Effective: August 24,
2006
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26 Supplement No. 294 Section 1 The
United Telephone Second Revised Sheet 14.1 Company of Pennsylvania
Cancels First Revised Sheet 14.1
GENERAL REGULATIONS 23. PROMOTIONAL OFFERINGS (Continued) b.
Special Promotions (Continued) During the promotion period January
2, 2004 through March 31, 2004, when residential
customers contact the Telephone Company to request that the
telephone number associated with their individual access line
service be ported to another service provider, the Telephone
Company will waive one month’s charges for Enhanced Call Forwarding
when customers agree to retain their access line service and
subscribe to or retain the Enhanced Call Forwarding feature.
(C)
(C) Indicates Change Issued: August 23, 2006 Effective: August 24,
2006
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26 Supplement No. 294 Section 1 The
United Telephone First Revised Sheet 14.2 Company of Pennsylvania
Cancels Original Sheet 14.2
GENERAL REGULATIONS 23. PROMOTIONAL OFFERINGS (Continued) b.
Special Promotions (Continued)
• During the period March 1, 2004 through May 28, 2004, the
Telephone Company will waive all Service Connection Charges that
are otherwise applicable, when new business customers establish an
account with four lines or less and subscribe to one of the
following:
(C)
1) an access line or 2) any Solutions Business Package plus any
Embarq Communications, Inc. long
distance service. (C)
In addition, the customer will receive a credit equal to the
monthly recurring charges on
their first month's bill for all promotional services installed.
Customers subscribing to services under this promotion who
discontinue service within ninety days of installation will be
assessed all Service Connection Charges originally waived under the
promotion.
• During the period March 1, 2004 through May 31, 2004, the
Telephone Company will waive all Service Connection Charges that
are otherwise applicable for the installation of a new access line
when existing business customers with four lines or less order any
Solutions Business Package and any Embarq Communications, Inc. long
distance service. Customers subscribing to services under this
promotion who discontinue service within ninety days of
installation will be assessed all services charges originally
waived under the promotion.
(C)
(C)
(C) Indicates Change Issued: August 23, 2006 Effective: August 24,
2006
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26 Supplement No. 294 Section 1 The
United Telephone Second Revised Sheet 14.2.1 Company of
Pennsylvania Cancels First Revised Sheet 14.2.1
GENERAL REGULATIONS 23. PROMOTIONAL OFFERINGS (Continued) b.
Special Promotions (Continued)
• During the promotion period March 1, 2004 through April 30, 2004,
existing Business customers with 1-4 lines who have total
monthly-billed Telephone Company revenue of at least $75, per
customer, per location, are eligible to enroll in a customer
appreciation promotion. The total monthly-billed revenue does not
include non-regulated charges, taxes, late payment charges, charges
billed pursuant to federal or state access service tariffs, charges
collected on behalf of municipalities (including, but not limited
to charges for 911 service and Telecommunications Relay Service),
and charges for services provided by other companies.
(C)
Customers who enroll in the promotion prior to April 30, 2004 will
receive a $25 invoice
credit six months after their date of enrollment and will receive
another $25 invoice credit twelve months after their date of
enrollment, provided the customer retains service with the
Telephone Company.
(C)
• During the promotion period August 4, 2004 through October 31,
2004, business customers with four lines or fewer, who contact the
Telephone Company to disconnect their Custom Calling Feature
package or Custom Calling Features will be offered a $10 Credit
when they agree to retain their Custom Calling Feature package or
features. The credit will be applied on the customer’s next
invoice.
(C)
• During the promotion period August 4, 2004 through October 31,
2004, business customers with four lines or fewer, who contact the
Telephone Company to disconnect their B1 or Rotary Access Service
in order to sign with another service provider, will be offered a
$30 Credit when they agree to continue subscribing to the Telephone
Company service. The credit will be applied on the customer’s next
invoice.
(C)
(C)
• During the promotion period August 4, 2004 through October 31,
2004, the Telephone Company will waive all Service Connection
Charges that are otherwise applicable for the installation of a new
access line when a new or existing business customer with ninety-
nine or fewer access lines orders any Solutions Package and any
Embarq Communications, Inc. long distance service. Customers
subscribing to services under this promotion who discontinue
service within ninety days of installation will be assessed all
charges originally waived under the promotion.
(C)
(C)
(C) Indicates Changes Issued: August 23, 2006 Effective: August 24,
2006
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26 Supplement No. 294 Section 1 The
United Telephone Third Revised Sheet 14.2.2 Company of Pennsylvania
Cancels Second Revised Sheet 14.2.2
GENERAL REGULATIONS 23. PROMOTIONAL OFFERINGS (Continued) b.
Special Promotions (Continued) During the promotion period August
19, 2004 through October 31, 2004, business customers
with four lines or fewer, who contact the Telephone Company to
disconnect their Solutions Package plus any Embarq Communications,
Inc. long distance plan, will be offered a $20 bill credit when
they agree to retain their Solutions Package plus Embarq
Communications, Inc. long distance plan. The credit will appear on
the customer's next invoice.
(C)
During the promotional period, January 1, 2005 through June 30,
2005, the Telephone
Company will waive all non-recurring service charges otherwise
applicable when new business customers with four lines or fewer
subscribe to one of the following: (1) Economy Solution plus
Voicemail; (2) Economy Solution II; (3) Priority Solution plus any
Embarq Communications, Inc. long distance plan; (4) Sure Solution
II plus any Embarq Communications, Inc. long distance plan; (5) a
Business Individual Line with Rotary Access Service plus Classics
Calling Package plus any Embarq Communications, Inc. long distance
plan; (6) a Business Individual Line with Rotary Access Service
plus Classics Calling Package plus any Embarq Communications, Inc.
long distance plan plus Voicemail; or (7) Rotary Classic Solution.
Customers subscribing to services under this promotion who
discontinue service within ninety days of installation will be
assessed all charges originally waived under the promotion.
(C)
(C)
During the promotional period, January 1, 2005 through June 30,
2005, business customers
who contact the Telephone Company to request that the telephone
number associated with their individual access line service or
Rotary Access Service be ported to another service provider, may
receive a $5 credit per month for 3 months. The Telephone Company
will offer a $5 credit per month for 3 months for each access line,
up to a maximum of five, when customers agree to retain their
access line service. The credit will be applied on the customer's
next three invoices.
(C)
(C)
During the promotional period January 1, 2005 through June 30,
2005, business customers
with four lines or fewer, who subscribe to Sure Solution II plus
Voicemail and any Embarq Communications, Inc. long distance plan
will receive a $15 credit on their next month’s bill.
(C)
(C) Indicates Changes Issued: August 23, 2006 Effective: August 24,
2006
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United Telephone First Revised Sheet 14.2.3 Company of Pennsylvania
Cancels Original Sheet 14.2.3
GENERAL REGULATIONS 23. PROMOTIONAL OFFERINGS (Continued) b.
Special Promotions (Continued) During the period January 3, 2005
through March 31, 2005, the Telephone Company will
waive all Service Connection Charges otherwise applicable when
residence customers subscribe to any Embarq Communications, Inc.
long distance plan, DSL (or Earthlink Dial- Up in non-DSL capable
areas) and one of the following combinations of service:
(C)
(C)
1) Home II Solution; and 2) one of the following: LineGuard, Data
LineGuard, CPE Warranty
Plus, or Voicemail; and 3) one of the following: DISH Network or
EMBARQ Wireless. (C)
1) Personal II Solution; and 2) two of the following: LineGuard,
Data LineGuard, CPE
Warranty Plus, Voicemail, or Privacy ID; and 3) one of the
following: DISH Network, or EMBARQ Wireless.
1) Core Solution or Core Solution Plus; and 2) three of the
following: LineGuard, Data
LineGuard, CPE Warranty Plus, or Voicemail; and 3) one of the
following: DISH Network or EMBARQ Wireless.
(C) Customers who are already subscribed to DISH Network must
subscribe to EMBARQ
Wireless or already be subscribed to EMBARQ Wireless to receive the
promotion benefit. (C)
(C) Indicates Change Issued: August 23, 2006 Effective: August 24,
2006
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26 Supplement No. 294 Section 1 The
United Telephone Second Revised Sheet 14.2.4 Company of
Pennsylvania Cancels First Revised Sheet 14.2.4
GENERAL REGULATIONS 23. PROMOTIONAL OFFERINGS (Continued) b.
Special Promotions (Continued) During the period May 2 through July
30, 2005, existing residential customers subscribing to the
following service(s) who submit a referral via the Telephone
Company Internet website will receive a $25 bill credit if the
referral results in the activation of a qualifying service by the
referred customer within sixty days of the referral. The referred
customer must be an existing Telephone Company residential customer
who, upon referral, subscribes to one of the following:
(C)
(C)
- Core Solution Package with Embarq Communications, Inc. Solutions
Unlimited Long
Distance, (C)
- Core Solutions Plus Package with Embarq Communications, Inc.
Solutions Unlimited Long Distance,
(C)
(C)
- Home II Solution Package with one required Premium Enhance
Service (LineGuard/Data LineGuard, CPE Warranty Plus or VoiceMail)
and Embarq Communications, Inc. Solutions Unlimited Long
Distance,
(C)
- The Telephone Company’s HSI service, (C) - Dish Network Service
offered through the Telephone Company. The referring customer will
receive the bill credit within 60 days of the referred
customer
subscribing to the service. Multiple credits may be received by the
referring customer, with one credit rendered per bill cycle.
During the promotional period June 16, 2005 through September 13,
2005, the Telephone
Company will waive all nonrecurring installation and/or Service
Connection Charges that are otherwise applicable when a business
customer establishes a new account and subscribes to Business
Individual Access Line Service, Key Trunk, ISDN-BRI, ISDN-PRI,
Centrex Service II, Frame Relay, PBX Trunk or Translink under the
same order.
(C)
Customers subscribing to services under this promotion who
discontinue service within one year
of installation will be assessed all charges originally waived
under the promotion.
(C) Indicates Change Issued: August 23, 2006 Effective: August 24,
2006
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United Telephone First Revised Sheet 14.2.5 Company of Pennsylvania
Cancels Original Sheet 14.2.5
GENERAL REGULATIONS 23. PROMOTIONAL OFFERINGS (Continued) b.
Special Promotions (Continued) During the promotional period July
27, 2005 through October 27, 2005, business customers with
four lines or fewer, who subscribe to a new Economy Solution IIA
package or a Rotary Access Line plus Classics Calling Package with
any Embarq Communications, Inc. long distance plan, will receive a
$15.15 credit on their next month’s bill.
(C)
During the promotional period July 27, 2005 through October 27,
2005, business customers with
four lines or fewer, who subscribe to one of the following: 1) Sure
Solution II package plus any Embarq Communications, Inc. long
distance plan 2) Priority Solution package plus any Embarq
Communications, Inc. long distance plan or 3) Rotary Classic
Solution, will receive a $25.25 credit on their next month’s
bill.
(C)
During the promotional period, July 27, 2005 through October 27,
2005, business customers who
contact the Telephone Company to request that the telephone number
associated with their individual access line service, Rotary Access
Line service or any Bundle be ported to another service provider,
may receive a $11 credit per month for 3 months when customers
agree to retain their access line service. The credit will be
applied on the customer's next three invoices. This offer is
limited to one access line per customer.
(C)
Issued: August 23, 2006 Effective: August 24, 2006
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26 Supplement No. 294 Section 1 The
United Telephone Fourth Revised Sheet 14.2.6 Company of
Pennsylvania Cancels Third Revised Sheet 14.2.6
GENERAL REGULATIONS 23. PROMOTIONAL OFFERINGS (Continued) b.
Special Promotions (Continued)
During the promotional period August 24, 2005 through November 11,
2005, residential customers may purchase the Special Plan Bundle
for a discounted rate of $24.95 for six months when they also
subscribe to Embarq Communications, Inc. Solutions Unlimited Long
Distance Plan – Option 1 plus either the Telephone Company
High-speed Internet (DSL), DISH Network Satellite TV from the
Telephone Company or EMBARQ Wireless in the following exchanges:
Bruin, Butler, Chicora, Connoquenessing, Evans City, Meridian,
Nixon, North Washington, Prospect, Petrolia, Portersville and West
Sunbury.
(C)
Effective September 9, 2005, through December 31, 2005, the
Telephone Company will waive all nonrecurring charges and service
charges that are otherwise applicable for the installation of
service when residential customers whose premises were destroyed or
partially destroyed by Hurricane Katrina establish service in any
location in the Telephone Company’s serving territory.
(C)
(C)
During the promotional period September 14, 2005 through December
14, 2005, the Telephone Company will waive all nonrecurring
installation and/or Service Connection Charges that are otherwise
applicable when a business customer establishes a new account and
subscribes to Business Local Service (Business Individual Line, Key
Trunk or PBX Trunk), ISDN-BRI, ISDN- PRI, Centrex Service II,
Enhanced Frame Relay, or TransLink under the same order. The
customer’s initial monthly charges must be at least $100.00 to
qualify for participation in this promotion. Customers subscribing
to services under this promotion who discontinue service within one
year of installation will be assessed all charges originally waived
under the promotion.
(C)
(C) Indicates Change Issued: August 23, 2006 Effective: August 24,
2006
Telephone - Pa. P.U.C. No. 26 Supplement No. 294 Section 1 The
United Telephone Third Revised Sheet 14.2.7 Company of Pennsylvania
Cancels Second Revised Sheet 14.2.7
GENERAL REGULATIONS 23. PROMOTIONAL OFFERINGS (Continued) b.
Special Promotions (Continued)
During the promotional period October 27, 2005 through January 24,
2006, business customers with four lines or fewer, who subscribe to
a new Sure Solution II package with any Embarq Communications, Inc.
long distance plan; Priority Solution with Embarq Communications,
Inc. Small Business Unlimited Solutions II long distance plan; or
Rotary Classic Solution will receive a $25.05 credit on their next
month’s bill.
(C)
During the promotional period October 27, 2005 through January 24,
2006, business customers with four lines or fewer, who subscribe to
either 1) a new Economy Bundle II A package or 2) Rotary Access
Service and Classics Custom Calling Package with any Embarq
Communications, Inc. long distance plan will receive a $15.05
credit on their next month’s bill.
(C)
During the promotional period October 27, 2005 through January 24,
2006, business customers who contact the Telephone Company to
request that the telephone number associated with Business
Individual Line, Rotary Access Service or any bundle be ported to
another service provider, will receive a $6.00 credit per line up
to four lines per month for 3 months when customers agree to retain
their access line service. The credit will be applied on the
customer's next three invoices.
(C)
During the promotional period October 27, 2005 through January 24,
2006, the Telephone Company will waive all nonrecurring
installation and/or Service Connection Charges that are otherwise
applicable for installation of an access line when a business
customer establishes a new account and subscribes to one of the
following: Economy Bundle II A package, Sure Solution II package,
Priority Solution package or Rotary Classics Solution package. This
offer cannot be combined with any other promotional offer.
(C)
(C)
During the period January 3, 2006 through April 2, 2006, the
Telephone Company will waive all nonrecurring installation and/or
Service Connection Charges that are otherwise applicable when a
business customer establishes a new account and subscribes to
Business Local Service (Business Individual Line, Key Trunk or PBX
Trunk), ISDN-BRI, ISDN-PRI, Centrex Service II, Enhanced Frame
Relay, and/or TransLink under the same order. The customer’s
initial monthly charges must be at least $75.00 to qualify for
participation in this promotion.
(C)
(C) Indicates Change Issued: August 23, 2006 Effective: August 24,
2006
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United Telephone Third Revised Sheet 14.2.8 Company of Pennsylvania
Cancels Second Revised Sheet 14.2.8
GENERAL REGULATIONS 23. PROMOTIONAL OFFERINGS (Continued) b.
Special Promotions (Continued) During the period January 25, 2006
through June 30, 2006, business customers with four lines
or fewer, who subscribe to one of the following services will
receive a $25.15 credit on their next month’s bill.
1) A new Sure Solution II package with any Embarq Communications,
Inc. long distance plan;
or 2) A new Priority Solution package with Embarq Communications,
Inc. Small Business
Unlimited Solutions II Long Distance Plan; or 3) A new Rotary
Classic Solution package. During the period January 25, 2006
through June 30, 2006, business customers with four lines
or fewer, who subscribe to one of the following services will
receive a $15.15 credit on their next month’s bill:
1) A new Economy Bundle II A package plus any Embarq
Communications, Inc. long distance
plan; or 2) A new Rotary Access Service with, Classics Custom
Calling Package plus any Embarq
Communications, Inc. long distance plan. During the period January
25, 2006 through April 24, 2006, business customers who contact
the
Telephone Company to request that the telephone number associated
with one of the following services be ported to another service
provider, will receive a $5.50 credit per B1 line up to four lines
per month for 3 months when customers agree to retain their access
line service:
1) Individual access line service (B1); 2) Rotary Access Service;
2) Any Solutions Package The credit will be applied on the
customers next three invoices. During the period January 25, 2006
through April 24, 2006, when a business customer
establishes a new account and subscribes to Business Local Services
(B1) and also subscribes to one of the following services, the
Telephone Company will waive all nonrecurring installation and/or
Service Connection Charges that are otherwise applicable with the
B1 service:
1) Economy Bundle II A package; 2) Sure Solution II package; 3)
Priority Solution package; 4) Rotary Classics Solution package This
offer cannot be combined with any other promotional offer. (C)
Indicates Change
(C)
(C)
(C)
(C)
(C)
(C)
(C)
(C)
Issued: August 23, 2006 Effective: August 24, 2006
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United Telephone Third Revised Sheet 14.2.9 Company of Pennsylvania
Cancels Second Revised Sheet 14.2.9
GENERAL REGULATIONS 23. PROMOTIONAL OFFERINGS (Continued) b.
Special Promotions (Continued) During the period February 13, 2006
through May 13, 2006, residence customers who subscribe
to Home II Solution bundle plus Embarq Communications, Inc.
Solutions Unlimited Market Test – Option 2 or the Telephone Company
High Speed Internet, will receive a $10.00 discount on the Home II
Solution bundle for 6 months. Customers must be contacted by the
Telephone Company or must contact the Telephone Company and request
this promotion.
During the period April 3, 2006 through October 3, 2006, the
Telephone Company will waive all nonrecurring installation and/or
service charges that are otherwise applicable when a business
customer establishes a new account and subscribes to Business
Individual Line, Key Trunk, PBX Trunk, ISDN-BRI, ISDN-PRI, Centrex
Service II, Frame Relay, or Translink under the same order. The
customer’s initial monthly charges must be at least $70 and the
customer must commit to a minimum of a one year term in order to
qualify for participation in this promotion. Charges for all
regulated and non-regulated services, including all applicable
taxes, surcharges and other fees, contribute towards the qualifying
monthly charges. Customers subscribing to services under this
promotion who discontinue service within one year of installation
will be assessed all charges originally waived under the promotion.
During the period April 3, 2006 through October 3, 2006, the
Telephone Company will waive all nonrecurring installation and/or
service charges that are otherwise applicable when a business
customer establishes a new account and subscribes to ATM, Digilink,
or Lightlink under the same order. The customer’s initial monthly
charges must be at least $70 and the customer must commit to a
minimum of a three year term in order to qualify for participation
in this promotion. Charges for all regulated and non-regulated
services, including all applicable taxes, surcharges and other
fees, contribute towards the qualifying monthly charges. Customers
subscribing to services under this promotion who discontinue
service within three years of installation will be assessed all
charges originally waived under the promotion.
(C)
(C)
During the period February 13, 2006 through May 13, 2006, residence
customers who subscribe
to Home II Solution bundle plus Embarq Communications, Inc.
Solutions Unlimited Market Test – Option 2 or the Company's High
Speed Internet, will receive a $10.00 discount on the Home II
Solution bundle for 6 months. Customers must be contacted by the
Telephone Company or must contact the Telephone Company and request
this promotion.
(C)
Issued: August 23, 2006 Effective: August 24, 2006
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United Telephone Second Revised Sheet 14.2.10 Company of
Pennsylvania Cancels First Revised Sheet 14.2.10
GENERAL REGULATIONS 23. PROMOTIONAL OFFERINGS (Continued) b.
Special Promotions (Continued)
During the period April 3, 2006 through September 28, 2006,
business customers may be
eligible for a one-time invoice credit. To be eligible, customers
must (1) be contacted by the
Company or contact the Company and request this promotion and
subscribe to any combination
of business services for which the total monthly charges equal or
exceed $50 or (2) contact the
Company to request that their service(s) be disconnected and agree
to retain their service(s),
with the customer’s continued total monthly charges equal to or
exceeding $50. Charges for all
regulated and non-regulated services, including all applicable
taxes, surcharges and other fees,
contribute towards the qualifying monthly charges.
A one-time credit amount, as specified below, will be reflected on
the customer’s first invoice.
Total Monthly Charges Credit Amount
$50 - $100 $ 50.00
Over $1,000 $1,000.00
During the period April 14, 2006 through June 17, 2006, business
customers may be eligible for discounted nonrecurring charges for
Frame Relay Service. To be eligible, customers must subscribe to
Frame Relay Service and to the Company's 1.5 Mbps Dedicated IP
service offering under a one-year, two-year, three-year, or
five-year term commitment. All service charges otherwise applicable
for installation of Frame Relay Service will be waived for
qualified customers. In addition, when customers subscribe to a one
or two-year term, a single discounted Nonrecurring Charge (NRC)
will apply in lieu of the Frame Relay Access Line NRC (includes
access line and port) and the Permanent Virtual Circuit
(PVC)-InterLATA NRC otherwise applicable for those individual Frame
Relay rate elements. The NRC for a one or two- year term is $500
and $350, respectively. All NRCs will be waived when customers
subscribe under a three or five-year term.
(C) Indicates Change
Issued: June 30, 2006 Effective: July 2, 2006
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United Telephone Company of Pennsylvania Original Sheet
14.2.11
GENERAL REGULATIONS 23. PROMOTIONAL OFFERINGS (Continued) b.
Special Promotions (Continued) During the period June 19, 2006
through September 16, 2006, existing business customers with
five or more lines or trunks (including T1 based voice channel
services such as ISDN-PRI, Individual Voice Channels for Custom
Access Solutions) who add ISDN-BRI, Frame Relay, ATM, Digilink,
Translink, or Lightlink, to their account, will receive a bill
credit for the first month’s service for each qualified service
added to the customer’s account. There is no limit to the number of
qualified services that a customer can add to their account nor is
there a limit to the number of times a customer can qualify for the
bill credit during the promotional period. The bill credit for
qualified services installed during this promotional period will be
reflected on the customer’s first bill immediately following the
installation of qualified services. The first month's service for
which the customer is credited will count as the first month of
service where a minimum service period or term commitment period
are applicable. If a customer discontinues service for which credit
was issued prior to the end of required service period, credits
issued under this promotion will not be rescinded, and the customer
is subject only to the applicable minimum service period or
termination liability charges that are normally applicable for that
service.
Issued: June 16, 2006 Effective: June 19, 2006
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United Telephone Company of Pennsylvania Original Sheet
14.2.12
GENERAL REGULATIONS 23. PROMOTIONAL OFFERINGS (Continued) b.
Special Promotions (Continued) During the period October 4, 2006
through December 31, 2006, the Company will waive all
nonrecurring installation and/or service charges that are otherwise
applicable when a business customer establishes a new account and
subscribes to Business Individual Line, Key Trunk, PBX Trunk,
ISDN-BRI, ISDN-PRI, Centrex Service II, Frame Relay, or Translink
under the same order. The customer's initial monthly charges must
be at least $75 and the customer must commit to a minimum of a one
year term in order to qualify for participation in this promotion.
Charges for all regulated and non-r