Long Distance Voice Services

Section IV.5.3

Verizon Business Services I Optional Calling Plans

The following provisions apply to Customers who subscribe to Verizon Business Services I only. These plans are available to Feature Option 1 Customers only.

1. LD Voice Package

2. Verizon Business Services I Local and Long Distance Solution

For customers that have Local and Long Distance Voice Solution that includes a business line(Offering A): Effective November 30, 2021, pending approval from the FCC, Local Line Service is no longer available to new business customers in all states including Washington D.C., except for California. Also effective November 30, 2021, pending approval from the FCC, for existing customers of local line service, Verizon will no longer accept orders for new sites or moves, adds, or changes to existing locations in all states including Washington D.C., except California.

3. Verizon Business Services I Voice Service Local and Long Distance Line Solution

1. LD Voice Package

1.1 Monthly Recuring Charges: Customer will pay the following flat rate monthly recurring charge, fixed for the service term, for all intrastate and interstate outbound Long Distance Voice Services calls from any single Customer site up to 20,000 minutes per month originating from a T1 or PRI purchased from Company.

Service Term (Years)	Monthly Recurring Charge
1	$725
2	685
3	650

1.2 Overage Charge: An overage charge of $0.05 applies for each minute of intrastate and interstate outbound Long Distance Voice Services calls that exceeds 20,000 in a month.

1.3 Terms and Conditions: Customer understands that the LD Voice Package is restricted in the following manner:

(i) International long distance, Inbound (toll free), and Calling Card minutes are NOT included.

(ii) Customer may not utilize auto-dialers or any similar type of device in connection with the LD Voice Package.

(iii) Customer may not utilize the LD Voice Package in any call center environment or in connection with any such similar environment.

CUSTOMER EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY VIOLATION OF THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS WILL RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OF THE LD VOICE PACKAGE BY VERIZON AND THE RESUMPTION OF STANDARD RATES FOR AFFECTED SERVICES.

2. Verizon Business Services I Local and Long Distance Solution: The Verizon Business Services I Local and Long Distance Solution optional calling plan is not available to Customers after March 1, 2005[DEF(1] .

A. Eligibility: To be eligible for this plan, Customers:

· must designate a Company affiliate as its exchange service carrier and intrastate calling and as its carrier for intraLATA toll calling;

· must subscribe both to certain intrastate service as described in the appropriate intrastate Company or Company-affiliate tariff or other appropriate governing document ("Companion Intrastate Service") and to certain exchange service as described in the appropriate Company-affiliate exchange service tariff or other appropriate governing document ("Companion Local Service") concurrent with enrollment in this plan;

· may not receive any discounts or the benefits of any promotional offering;

· must subscribe to service under Product Packages Guide Types 13, 14, 15 or 16.

The Company may cancel a Customers service and Customer accounts, without incurring any liability, immediately, and without notice, if the Customer fails to satisfy the following conditions. The Customer may not:

· subscribe to service under this plan for more than 30 lines or 24 trunks per Customer location;

· use auto-dialers or any similar type of device in connection with service under this plan; and,

· use service under this plan in a call center environment or in connection with any similar such application.

B. Definitions: For the purposes of this plan, the following definitions apply:

Eligible Intrastate Service: Verizon Business Services I Long Distance Voice Services Feature Option A Outbound Service (excluding Calling Card) usage that originates and terminates in one state as set forth in the Companion Intrastate Tariffs or other appropriate governing documents.

Eligible Interstate Usage: Verizon Business Services I Long Distance Voice Services Feature Option A Outbound Service (excluding Calling Card) usage that originates in the U.S. Mainland and Hawaii and terminates in the U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S Virgin Islands, Guam, and CNMI.

Existing Customers: Customers who, at the time of subscription to the plan, are receiving service under this Guide and the tariff or other appropriate governing document containing the Companion Intrastate Service.

New Customers: Customers who, at the time of subscription to the plan, are not receiving service under this Guide and the tariff or other appropriate governing document containing the Companion Intrastate Service.

C. Monthly Recurring Charges:

A monthly recurring charge will apply for each Offering under this plan. The monthly recurring charge is in lieu of the rates and charges as set forth in Product Packages Guide Types 13, 14, 15 and 16 for services eligible for this plan. This charge is identical to, and shall not be in addition to, any monthly recurring charge applicable to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service. Offering A is available on a per-Local Line basis, Offering B is available on a per-Local Trunk basis and Offering C is available on a per-Local T-1 or per-ISDN-PRI basis.

The following hyperlink below provides the applicable monthly recurring charges on a state-by-state basis for Customers who subscribe to this plan and who currently subscribe to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service as described in the applicable Company state tariff, if any, or if not in the state tariff, in the intrastate portion of the Guide.

Local and Long Distance Solution Monthly Recurring Charges

D. Benefits: Customers will receive the following benefits on in lieu of the benefits set forth in Product Packages Guide Types 13, 14, 15 and 16 for service provided under this plan.

D.1 Offering A: Upon installation of interstate service and Companion Local Service, the Customer will receive unlimited Eligible Interstate Usage, Eligible Intrastate Service usage and unlimited exchange service usage as described in the Companion Intrastate Service tariffs and Companion Local Service tariffs or other appropriate governing documents.

D.2 Offering B: Upon installation of interstate service and Companion Local Service, a Customer who subscribes to Offering B will receive an allotment of 1,250 minutes per monthly period per local trunk subscribed to under this offering that may be used for (i) Eligible Interstate Usage and (ii) Eligible Intrastate Service as described in the Companion Intrastate Service tariff in that monthly period. Customers whose usage exceeds this allotment in any monthly period will be charged $0.05 per minute for Eligible Interstate Usage that exceeds this allotment (Overage Usage Charge). When a call under this offering begins prior to the completion of Customer's monthly allotment and ends after completion of the allotment, the Customer will be charged $0.05 per minute for Eligible Interstate Usage for the portion of the call after completion of the allotment. For Customers enrolling in this plan after the first day of a billing cycle, whose allotment begins after the first day of a billing cycle or whose enrollment in this plan ends before the last day of the billing cycle, the allotment will be pro-rated for that billing cycle. The portion of a Customers allotment that is not exhausted at the end of a monthly billing period will not carry over to the next month.

The Customer will receive exchange service usage as described in the Companion Local Service tariffs or other appropriate governing document.

D.3 Offering C: Upon installation of Companion Interstate Service and Companion Local Service, Customer will receive an allotment of 30,000 minutes per monthly period per Local T1 or ISDN-PRI that may be used for (i) Eligible Interstate Usage and (ii) Eligible Intrastate Service in that monthly period. Customers whose usage exceeds this allotment in any monthly period will be charged $0.05 per minute for Eligible Intrastate Service that exceeds the allotment (Overage Usage Charge). When a call under this offering begins prior to the completion of Customers monthly allotment and ends after completion of the allotment, Customer will be charged $0.05 per minute for Eligible Intrastate Service for the portion of the call occurring after completion of the allotment. For Customers enrolling in this plan after the first day of a billing cycle, whose allotment begins after the first day of a billing cycle or whose enrollment in this plan ends before the last day of the billing cycle, the allotment will be pro-rated for that billing cycle. The portion of a Customers allotment that is not exhausted at the end of a monthly billing period will not carry over to the next month.

E. Other Benefits and Discounts: The following discounts are identical to, and shall not be in addition to, any discounts applicable to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service.

E.1 A Customer who subscribes to this and demonstrates to the Companys reasonable satisfaction that the Customer will accept another carriers offer in absence of any further inducement will receive discounts, not to exceed the following amounts, on monthly recurring plan, optional feature and feature package charges in lieu of all other discounts, based on the Customers term of service under this plan:

Term of Service (Years) Discount

1 5%

2 + 15

E.2 Customers who subscribe to domestic Verizon Business Services I Long Distance Voice Services under Product Packages Guide Types 13, 14, 15 or 16 will receive the discounts set forth in the Product Package for domestic Verizon Business Services I Long Distance Voice Services on Overage Usage charges.

F. Termination of Service:

F.1 The following provisions will apply to Customers who terminate service, continue to maintain a Company account, and do not subscribe to other service offerings under this Guide:

For existing Customers who disconnect Companion Local Service only, plan service and Companion Intrastate Service will terminate and the Customer will be automatically re-subscribed to the service offerings to which the Customer subscribed at the time of subscription to this plan under this Guide and the Companion Intrastate Service tariff.

For existing Customers who disconnect Companion Local Service and Companion Intrastate Service, plan service and Companion Intrastate Service will terminate and the Customer will then be automatically re-subscribed to the service offering under this Guide to which the Customer subscribed at the time of subscription to this plan.

For new Customers who disconnect Companion Local Service only, plan service and Companion Intrastate Service will terminate and the Customer will be automatically subscribed to Verizon Business Services I Long Distance Voice Services Feature Option A under this Guide and Verizon Business Services I Long Distance Voice Services under the Companion Intrastate Service tariff.

For new Customers who disconnect Companion Local Service and Companion Intrastate Service, plan service and Companion Intrastate Service will terminate and the Customer will be automatically subscribed to Verizon Business Services I Long Distance Voice Services Feature Option A under this Guide and Verizon Business Services I Long Distance Voice Services under the Companion Intrastate Service tariff for intraLATA intrastate service only.

G. Other Conditions:

G.1 Billing: Customers subscribing to service under this plan via a Company-designated Internet site will receive Electronic Billing invoicing only.

G.2 Customers subscribing to this plan may not receive the benefits of any other discounts, including term plan discounts, or promotions.

3. Verizon Business Services I Local and Long Distance Line Solution

A. Eligibility: To be eligible for this plan, the Customer:

· must designate the Company as its exchange service and intrastate telecommunications service carrier;

· must subscribe both to certain intrastate service as described in the appropriate intrastate Company tariff or other appropriate governing document ("Companion Intrastate Service") and to certain exchange service as described in the appropriate Company exchange service tariff or other appropriate governing document ("Companion Local Service") concurrent with enrollment in this plan;

· must subscribe to service under Product Packages Guide Types 13, 14, 15 or 16, and,

· may not receive any discounts or the benefits of any promotional offering.

· subscribe to service under this plan for more than 30 lines per Customer location;

· use auto-dialers or any similar type of device in connection with service under this plan; and,

· use service under this plan in a call center environment or in connection with any similar such application.

B. Definitions: For the purposes of this plan, the following definitions apply:

Local Line: A single, voice-grade communications channel, including an Automatic Number Identification (ANI.)

C. Availability: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service is available in the following states, as follows:

Arizona: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in the MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business Services Arizona Tariff No. 1 and MCImetro ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES, LLC d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services AZ Tariff NO. 1, respectively, on file with the Arizona Corporation Commission.

Arkansas: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in the WorldCom Technologies Inc. Tariff and Brooks Fiber Communications of Arkansas, Inc. P.S.C Tariff No. 2, respectively, on file with the Arkansas Public Service Commission.

California: Companion Intrastate Service as described in WorldCom Technologies, Inc. Cal. P.U.C. No. 1 and Companion Local Service are described in Brooks Fiber Communications of Bakersfield, Inc. Cal. P.U.C. Schedule CLC2‑T, Brooks Fiber Communications of Fresno, Inc. Cal. P.U.C. Schedule CLC2‑T, Brooks Fiber Communications of San Jose, Inc. Cal. P.U.C. Schedule CLC2‑T, Brooks Fiber Communications of Sacramento, Inc. Cal. P.U.C. Schedule CLC2‑T, Brooks Fiber Communications of Stockton, Inc. Cal. P.U.C. Schedule CLC2‑T and WorldCom Technologies Inc. Cal. P.U.C. No. 2 for Local Calling Area 1 and WorldCom Technologies Inc. Cal. P.U.C. No. 2 for Local Calling Area 2 on file with the California Public Utilities Commission.

Colorado: Companion Local Service is described in MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services Colorado Tariff No. 2 on file with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.

Connecticut: Companion Intrastate Service is described in MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business Services Connecticut D.P.U.C Tariff No. 1 and Companion Local Service is described in Brooks Fiber Communications of Connecticut, Inc. Connecticut D.P.U.C. Tariff No. 1 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services Connecticut D.P.U.C Tariff No. 4 on file with the Public Service Commission of the State of Connecticut.

District of Columbia: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in the appropriate governing document and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services DC. P.S.C. Tariff No. 1 on file with the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia, respectively.

Florida: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in MCI WORLDCOM Communications, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services FL PSC Tariff No. 5 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services F.P.S.C. Price List No. 2, respectively, on file with the Public Service Commission of the State of Florida.

Georgia: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in MCI WorldCom Technologies, Inc. Georgia P.S.C Tariff No. 1 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services G.P.S.C. Tariff No. 4, respectively, on file with the Public Service Commission of the State of Georgia.

Illinois: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in MCI WORLDCOM Communications, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services ILL. C.C. No. 1 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services ILL. C.C. Tariff No. 2, respectively, on file with the Commerce Commission of the State of Illinois.

Indiana: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in MCI WORLDCOM Communications, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services I.U.R.C, Tariff No. 2 and MCI WORLDCOM Communications, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services IN. I.U.R.C. No. 1 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services I.U.R.C. Tariff No. 2, respectively, on file with the Utilities Regulatory Commission in the State of Indiana.

Kansas: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in MCI WORLDCOM Communications, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services Kansas Tariff No. 2 and Brooks Fiber Communications of Missouri, Inc. KCC TARIFF NO. 2, respectively, on file with the Kansas Corporation Commission.

Maine: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in WorldCom Technologies, Inc. Maine P.U.C. No. 1 and New England Fiber Communications, L.L.C. DBA Brooks Fiber Communications Maine PUC Tariff No. 1, respectively, on file with the Public Utilities Commission in the State of Maine.

Maryland: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in MCI WORLDCOM Communications, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services MD PSC Tariff No. 2 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services Maryland P.S.C Tariff No. 5, respectively, on file with the Public Service Commission of the State of Maryland.

Massachusetts: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in WorldCom Technologies, Inc. MA. D.P.U. No. 1, Brooks Fiber Communications of Massachusetts, Inc. Massachusetts D.P.U. Tariff No. 2 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services Massachusetts D.P.U. Tariff No. 4, respectively, on file with the Department of Telecommunications and Energy of the State of Massachusetts.

Michigan: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in the appropriate governing document and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services Tariff M.P.S.C. No. 3R and Brooks Fiber Communications of Michigan, Inc. d/b/a Brooks Fiber Communications Tariff M.P.S.C. No. 2R on file with the Public Service Commission of the State of Michigan, respectively.

Minnesota: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in MCI WORLDCOM Communications, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services, Tariff MN P.U.C. No. 1 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services Minnesota Tariff No. 1, respectively, on file with the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Minnesota.

Mississippi: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in WorldCom Technologies Inc., Mississippi PSC Tariff No. 1 and Brooks Fiber Communications of Mississippi, Inc. Mississippi P.S.C Tariff No. 2, respectively, on file with the Mississippi Public Service Commission.

Missouri: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in the MCI WORLDCOM Communications, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services MO PSC TARIFF NO. 3, Brooks Fiber Communications of Missouri Inc. KCC TARIFF NO. 2, respectively, on file with the Missouri Public Service Commission.

Nevada: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described under the appropriate governing documents.

New Hampshire: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in MCI WORLDCOM Communications, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services New Hampshire P.U.C Tariff No. 1 and New England Brooks Fiber Communications, L.L.C. New Hampshire P.U.C. Tariff No. 1, respectively, on file with the Public Utilities Commission in the state of New Hampshire.

New Jersey: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in WorldCom Technologies, Inc. Tariff B.P.U. N.J. No. 1 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services N.J.B.P.U. Tariff No. 4, respectively, on file with the Board of Public Utilities of the State of New Jersey.

New Mexico: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in MCI WORLDCOM Communications, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services New Mexico S.C.C. Tariff No. 1 and Brooks Fiber Communications of New Mexico, Inc. S.C.C. TARIFF NO. 2, respectively, on file with the New Mexico State Corporation Commission.

New York: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in MCI WORLDCOM Communications, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services, New York PSC Tariff No. 1 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services P.S.C. No. 4-Telephone Local Exchange Service, respectively, on file with the Public Service Commission of the State of New York.

Ohio: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in MCI WORLDCOM Communications, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services P.U.C.O. No. 2 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services P.U.C.O. No. 4, respectively, on file with the Public Utilities Commission in the State of Ohio.

Oklahoma: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in MCI WORLDCOM Communications, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services O.C.C. Tariff No. 2 and Companion Local Service are described in Brooks Fiber Communications of Oklahoma, Inc. O.C.C. Tariff No. 2 and Brooks Fiber Communications of Tulsa, Inc. O.C.C. Tariff No. 2 on file with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.

Pennsylvania: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in MCI WORLDCOM Communications, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services, PA. P.U.C. Tariff No. 1 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services PA. P.U.C. No. 1, respectively, on file with the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Pennsylvania.

Rhode Island: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in WorldCom Technologies, Inc. Rhode Island P.U.C. No. 1 and Brooks Fiber Communications of Rhode Island, Inc. Rhode Island P.U.C. Tariff No. 1, respectively, on file with the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission.

Tennessee: Companion Intrastate Service are described in MCI Telecommunications, Inc. TPSC Tariff No. 1 and Companion Local Service are described in Brooks Fiber Communications of Tennessee, Inc. Tennessee R.A. Tariff No. 1, MCImetro Access Transmission Services, Inc. T.R.A. Tariff No. 2 and WorldCom Technologies, Inc. Tennessee Tariff No. 2 on file with the Tennessee Regulatory Authority.

Texas: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in WorldCom Technologies, Inc. TX. P.U.C. No. 1 and Brooks Fiber Communications of Texas, Inc. PUC Tariff No. 2, respectively, on file with the Public Utility Commission of the State of Texas:

Utah: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in the appropriate governing document and Brooks Fiber Communications of Utah, Inc. P.S.C Price List No. 2 on file with the Public Service Commission of the state of Utah, respectively.

Virginia: Companion Intrastate Service are described in the appropriate governing document and Companion Local Service are described in MCI WORLDCOM Communications of Virginia, Inc. VA S.C.C. No. 1 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services of Virginia, Inc. VA S.C.C Tariff No.1 on file with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, respectively.

Washington: Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service are described in MCI WORLDCOM Communications, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services Washington Price List No. 4 and MCImetro Access Transmission Services, LLC d/b/a Verizon Access Transmission Services Price List No. 2, respectively, on file with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission.

D. Monthly Recurring Charges: A $60 monthly recurring charge will apply. The monthly recurring charge is in lieu of the rates and charges as set forth in Product Packages Guide Types 13, 14, 15 and 16 for services eligible for this plan. This charge is identical to, and shall not be in addition to, any monthly recurring charge applicable to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service.

E. Benefits: Customers will receive the following benefits in lieu of the benefits set forth in Product Packages Guide Types 13, 14, 15 and 16 for service provided under this plan:

Upon installation of interstate service and Companion Local Service, the Customer will receive unlimited Eligible Interstate Usage, Eligible Intrastate Service usage and exchange service usage as described in the Companion Intrastate Service tariffs and Companion Local Service tariffs or other appropriate governing documents.

F. Other Benefits and Discounts: The following discounts are identical to, and shall not be in addition to, any discounts applicable to Companion Intrastate Service and Companion Local Service.

F.1 A Customer who subscribes to this plan and demonstrates to the Companys reasonable satisfaction that the Customer will accept another carriers offer in absence of any further inducement will receive discounts, not to exceed the following amounts, on monthly recurring plan, optional feature and feature package charges in lieu of all other discounts, based on the Customers term of service under this plan:

Term of Service (Years) Discount

1 5%

2 + 15

F.2 Customers who subscribe to domestic Verizon Business Services I Long Distance Voice Services under Product Packages Guide Types 13, 14, 15 or 16 will receive the discounts set forth in the Product Package for domestic Verizon Business Services I Long Distance Voice Services on Overage Usage charges.

G. Termination of Service: The following provisions will apply to Customers who terminate service, continue to maintain a Company account, and do not subscribe to other service offerings under this Guide:

H. Other Conditions:

H.1 Billing: Customers subscribing to service under this plan via a Company-designated Internet