1. APPLICATION OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
These Terms and Conditions of Service (Terms and Conditions) apply to Wireline Broadband Internet Access Service (WBIAS) offerings furnished by Gervais Telephone Company, hereinafter referred to as the “Telephone Company”, with its principal address 489 3rd St. Gervais, OR. 97026.
The Company is an Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC). The WBIAS offerings provided under this Terms and Conditions are the transport component of WBIAS, as defined in the Federal Communications Commission’s Report and Order in CC Dockets Nos. 02‐33 and 01‐337 released September 23, 2005, FCC 05‐150 (“Broadband Internet Order”). This Terms and Conditions is intended to comply with the requirements for permissive detariffing of the transmission component of WBIAS as set forth in ¶ 90 of the Broadband Internet Order.
2. SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS
2.1 Wireline Broadband Internet Access Service
This section contains the rules and regulations pertaining to the provision of Wireline Broadband Internet Access Service (“WBIAS”).
Service Description
WBIAS is an access data technology service that provides high‐speed connections over existing local exchange service facilities that can be used for simultaneous voice and data communications.
Service Provisioning
WBIAS is provisioned over existing Telephone Company facilities and transported to the Telephone Company’s backbone network. WBIAS provides a connection from the customer designated location (CDL) to the WBIAS connection point. Access from the Telephone Company’s WBIAS connection point will be provided via Special Access, where facilities permit.
The Telephone Company will qualify the WBIAS between the CDL and the serving wire center. The purpose of qualification is to determine the availability and suitability of existing Telephone Company facilities to provide the service. The Telephone Company will not provision this service on facilities which are not suitable for WBIAS.
The Telephone Company does not undertake to originate data, but offers the use of its service components, where available, to customers for the purpose of transporting customer‐originated data.
WBIAS will be provided over existing Telephone Company local exchange service lines. Rates and regulations for WBIAS are in addition to any rates and regulations that apply for the associated local exchange service line provided under the terms and conditions in the Telephone Company’s general and/or local exchange service tariffs. The Telephone Company will automatically disconnect WBIAS when the associated local exchange service line is disconnected for any reason.
WBIAS will be provided subject to the availability and limitations of Telephone Company wire centers and outside plant facilities and is only available where technical capabilities permit.
Responsibility of the Telephone Company
The Telephone Company will provision and maintain WBIAS for the customer up to and including the Network Interface Device (NID). The Telephone Company will advise the customer of the equipment necessary to support WBIAS.
Rights of the Telephone Company
The Telephone Company will not provision WBIAS if the Telephone Company reasonably determines that (a) it is not technically feasible over existing facilities or (b) it will cause interference problems with existing services.
During the Telephone Company’s network maintenance and software update periods, it may be necessary to place the WBIAS wire center out of service. The Telephone Company reserves the right to temporarily interrupt WBIAS at other times in emergency situations.
Responsibility of the Customer
The customer is responsible for providing compatible customer provided equipment (CPE) that is used for connection to WBIAS.
The customer is responsible for providing the Telephone Company with the necessary information (e.g., Data Link Connection Identifier(s) (DLCI), Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC), and/or Internet Protocol (IP) to provision WBIAS.
Rate Regulations
Rate Elements
There is a monthly rate charge applicable to WBIAS. The monthly rate for the WBIAS Line Charge applies each month or fraction thereof for each WBIAS line ordered by the customer.
Rate Application
One rate option is available for WBIAS, the Wholesale Rate Plan (WRP) option.
The Wholesale Rate Plan (WRP) option is available to customers for the purpose of combining these services with its own services to create a bundled retail service sold to its end user customers. Specific provisions apply to customers that purchase service under the WRP option and are specified in below.
Wholesale Rate Plan (WRP)
The services offered under WBIAS Wholesale Rate Plan (WRP) are provided at wholesale rates to the customer under the conditions listed above.
- The customer purchases WBIAS as described in Section 2.1, preceding, for the purpose of combining these telecommunications services with its own information service(s) to create a new retail service for sale to its end user customer(s).
- In addition to the obligations specified in 2.1, preceding, the customer assumes the following obligations:
- The customer will deal directly with its end user customers with respect to all matters pertaining to the service provided, including marketing, sales, ordering, installation, maintenance, trouble reporting, repair, billing and collections. The customer will not direct its end users to contact the Telephone Company for any aspect of the service the customer provides.
- The customer will submit orders for WBIAS to Company in a format and manner designated by the Telephone Company. When the customer purchases WBIAS under the WBIAS WRP, the rates and charges in 3.1, following will apply. A monthly charge applies for each WBIAS line covered under the WRP.
3. RATES AND CHARGES
3.1 Wireline Broadband Internet Access Service (WBIAS)
WBIAS
Wholesale Rate Plan 3 yr. term DSL bundled with voice
- Monthly Rate: $42.00
- Nonrecurring Charges: $185.00
Wholesale Rate Plan 3 yr. term Fiber bundled with voice ein
- Monthly Rate: $42.00
- Nonrecurring Charges: $185.00
WBIAS Access Service Connection
Per 1.544 Mbps
- Monthly Rate: $148.00
- Nonrecurring Charges: $330.00