SECTION 2 - SERVICE AND RATE DESCRIPTION
(Dedicated Service)
2.1 Dedicated Leased Line Service
2.1.1 General Description
Dedicated Leased Line Service is offered in the form of discreet communications facilities, which are dedicated to the use of a specific Customer.
Dedicated Leased Line Service is offered on an InterLATA basis in three modes, Voice Grade Service, Data Service, and High Capacity 1.544 Mbps Service.
2.1.2 Contract Periods
Service is provided for contract periods of 1 year, 2 years, three years, 4 years, and 5 years, or on a month-to-month basis.
2.1.3 Contract Termination Charges
Contract Subscribers desiring to terminate service prior to the expiration of their contract term are responsible for payment of all remaining recurring Fixed or Per Mile Charges and Installation Charges if previously waived.
Terminating Subscribers are also responsible for any local facility termination charges imposed by a local exchange carrier or competitive access provider.
2.1.4 Local Loops
Local loops connecting the Carrier’s terminal and the Subscriber’s premises are required for Dedicated Leased Line Services. The Carrier will arrange for the installation of all required connecting facilities via a local exchange carrier or competitive access provider. The installation and monthly recurring charges for all local loop facilities are passed through to the Subscriber at local exchange carrier-equivalent rates.
2.1.5 High Capacity 1.544 Mbps Service
High Capacity 1.544 Megabit per second (Mbps) Service provides for the simultaneous two-way transmission of serial, bipolar, isochronous digital signals via two-point digital channels, at a transmission speed of 1.544 Mbps between interLATA locations, where facilities are available and/or provisioned.
.1 Monthly Recurring Charges
.1 Fixed and Per Mile Charges
The Subscriber’s Monthly Recurring Charges consist of a Fixed Rate for each circuit and a Per Mile Charge applied to each circuit on the basis of airline miles as set forth based on LEC’s published rates.
The Company reserves the right to negotiate and contract for the provisioning of dedicated facilities to a Customer’s premise based upon that particular Customer’s needs.
.2 Nonrecurring Charges
.1 Installation (per circuit)- Based on LEC’s published rates
.2 Physical Change (per circuit)- Based on LEC’s published rates
.3 Multiplexing (per circuit)- Based on LEC’s published rates
2.1.5 High Capacity 1.544 Mbps Service (Cont’d.)
.3 Term Discounts
Discounts are applied to all Fixed and Per Mile Charges. The discounts are specified by the LEC’s published rates.
2.2 Switched Message Service Terminated In Dedicated Access Lines
2.2.1 General Description
Switched Message Service terminated in Dedicated Access Lines are multipoint services requiring the Subscriber to originate or terminate calls via dedicated facilities between the Subscriber’s premises and the Carrier’s terminal location.
2.2.2 Local Loops
Local loops connecting the Carrier’s terminal and the Subscriber’s premises are required for Dedicated Leased Line Services. The Carrier will arrange for the installation of all required connecting facilities via a local exchange carrier or competitive access provider. The installation and monthly recurring charges for all local loop facilities are passed through to the Subscriber at local exchange carrier-equivalent rates.
2.2.3 neXband Select Dedicated
neXband Select Dedicated is a customized telecommunications product requiring the Subscriber to originate or terminate calls via dedicated facilities between the Subscriber’s premises and the Carrier’s terminal location. neXband Select Dedicated provides a unified service incorporating dedicated dial-up, switched dial-up, dedicated 800, switched 800 and neXband Telecom Card origination. Subscribers to neXband Select Dedicated receive volume discounts based on their combined intrastate, interstate, and international usage.
.1 Dedicated Facilities
Dedicated facilities must be obtained to connect the Subscriber to the Carrier’s terminal location. The Subscriber may elect to have the Carrier arrange for the installation of the required Dedicated Facilities via a local exchange company or a competitive access provider, or may themselves arrange to have such facilities provisioned.
If the Carrier has arranged for the installation of the Dedicated Facilities, via a local exchange company or a competitive access provider, the Carrier will pass through nonrecurring and recurring charges to the Subscriber.
.2 Nonrecurring and Recurring Charges
.1 Installation (per circuit) $50.00
.2 Access Coordination
Per Month per:
| Voice grade circuit |
| $15.00 |
| High Capacity T1 circuit |
$75.00 |
.3 Central Office Connection
| Voice grade circuit |
| $8.00 |
| High Capacity T1 circuit |
$40.00 |
The above charges will be waived for any Subscriber who commits to a 12-, 24- or 36-month term plan.
.4 Per Minute Dedicated Usage Charges
All calls are rounded to the next higher one-tenth of one minute and are subject to a minimum billing of five-tenths of one minute per call. Rates are calculated on a ‘Per Contract’ basis and may vary due to contract terms and total minutes of use.
.5 Per Minute Dedicated 800 Usage Charges
All calls are rounded to the next higher one-tenth of one minute and are subject to a minimum billing of five-tenths of one minute per call. Rates are calculated on a ‘Per Contract’ basis and may vary due to contract terms and total minutes of use.
.6 Minimum Usage Charge
neXband Select Dedicated and neXband Select may be based on a monthly Minimum Usage Charge. Subscribers are charged either total intrastate, interstate and international usage for the billing period or the Minimum Usage Charge, whichever is greater.
Minimum Usage Charge - Based on Contract
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