.34 Option FF (CFRS)
CFRS is a packet data service accessible at speeds of up to 1.920 Mbps at domestic locations and 2048 kbps at international locations, which provides customers with a capability to connect locations via Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs) for data transmission. Service elements for CFRS are access facilities, ports, and PVCs, as specified below. The minimum service requirement for CFRS is one year.
In addition to other service-related charges under this option, FUSF, Administrative Expense Fee and CCRC apply.
.341 Access:
.3411 Domestic: Access to CFRS Service can be made using one of the following methods provided by either Company or a local exchange carrier. For each access facility used, one port is required. For each port used, the speed selected must be equal to or greater than the PVC speed for each PVC connected to the port.
56/64 kbps Hubless Digital Access, as described in Section C-2.0271;
56 kbps DDS Access, as described in Section C-2.0231;
T-1 Digital Access (including Fractional T-1 Access options), as described in Section C‑2.0221;
Digital Private Line Inter-Office Service at speeds of multiples of 56 or 64 kbps, as described in Section C-2.02731; and,
Enterprise Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Access, as described in Section C‑2.05.
The respective rates in the above-cited Sections apply for access facilities.
.342 Ports: A frame relay port connection provides the physical interface into the network and provides the logical termination of PVCs assigned to a port. Port capacity or speed represents the highest attainable data rate into or out of the location at any point in time.
.3421 Domestic:
.34211 Non-Recurring Charges: A non-recurring charge of $300 each for installation, de-installation, and reconfiguration per port applies.
.34212 Monthly Recurring Charges: The following monthly recurring charges apply per port. The charges are determined based upon the port speed.
Speed (kbps) Monthly Recurring
56/64 $ 424
128 635
256 1059
384 1271
512 1482
786 1906
1024 2329
1536 3176
1920 1 4024
1 Subject to availability.
.343 Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs): A PVC is a logical customer dedicated communications path between two port connections. Each PVC is assigned a committed information rate (CIR), which is the average minimum data rate the network will allocate to the PVC under normal operating conditions. The data transmission rate for a PVC can be greater than the CIR when excess capacity is available on the port and on the network. When this excess capacity exists, an average data rate above the CIR may be achieved up to the port capacity. Data sent across a virtual connection in excess of that connections CIR will be marked by the network as being discard eligible (DE) in the event of network congestion, and will be delivered only if the instantaneous demand for output on a transmission channel is equal to or less than the capacity of the queue for that channel.
PVCs are simplex (one-directional). Duplex (two-way) traffic requires the use of two PVCs; however, it is not required that they be of equal speeds.
.3431 Domestic:
.34311 Non-Recurring Charges: No non-recurring charges apply.
.34312 Monthly Recurring Charges: The following monthly recurring charges apply per PVC. The charges are determined based upon the Committed Information Rate.
CIR (kbps) Monthly Recurring
4 $ 0
8 0
16 0
24 0
32 0
48 0
56 0
64 0
96 0
128 0
256 0
512 0
.3432 International: The total aggregate band width of all international simplex PVCs defined on a port must be between 25 and 200 percent, inclusive, of the port speed.
.34321 Non-Recurring Charges: No non-recurring charges apply.
.34322 Recurring Charges: The following monthly recurring charges apply per PVC. The charges are determined based upon the Committed Information Rate.
To
CIR (kbps) Band A Band B Band C Band D
4 $ 7 $ 84 $ 249 $ 288
8 13 133 298 463
16 25 186 486 648
24 35 247 740 901
32 46 304 919 1110
48 65 408 1222 1500
64 82 507 1518 1850
96 110 673 2013 2446
128 139 810 2428 2960
192 187 1092 3369 4053
256 243 1414 4236 5162
384 339 2121 6354 7744
512 447 2827 8472 10324
To
CIR (kbps) Band E Band F Band G Band H
4 $ 338 $ 527 $ 599 $ 655
8 541 842 959 1048
16 756 1233 1341 1467
24 1055 1509 1812 1982
32 1298 1672 2161 2364
48 1756 2449 2931 3207
64 2164 3167 3602 3940
96 2863 4246 4827 5282
128 3461 5230 5946 6506
192 4739 6900 7844 8584
256 5909 8936 10160 11118
384 8863 13404 15241 16675
512 11817 17874 20320 22234
BAND A ‑ Canada
BAND B ‑ Mexico
BAND C ‑ United Kingdom
BAND D - Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden
BAND E ‑ Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland
BAND F ‑ Australia, Greece, Hong Kong, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan
BAND G - Colombia, Malaysia, South Africa, Venezuela
BAND H - Indonesia
.344 CFRS Network Pricing Plans (CNPP): CFRS Network Pricing Plans are pricing plans available at a customer's option and, when selected, will be provided in lieu of all other tariffed term plans other than Access Pricing Plans. Customers who elect to enroll in a CNPP are subject to the following conditions:
.3441 Term Commitment: A customer must commit to a Term of Service of either one, two, or three years. The term of the CNPP will commence on the first day of the first full calendar month following Companys acceptance of the customer's enrollment in the CNPP. At any time in a multi-year agreement, the customer may elect to increase its volume commitment. The terms and conditions at the new higher volume commitment level will then apply. Upon expiration of the term, the customer will automatically be enrolled in a new one-year CNPP, unless the customer otherwise specifies to Company in writing, which notice must be received by Company no less than thirty days prior to the expiration of the original CNPP. Upon expiration of the renewal period, the customer will receive standard undiscounted tariffed rates for CFRS until the customer provides Company with at least 30 days written notice of intent to terminate service. The term of an associated Access Pricing Plan (APP) will be independent of the CNPP term.
.3442 Volume Commitment: A customer must commit to a Monthly Minimum of either $5,000, $10,000, $25,000, $50,000, $75,000 or $100,000. The Monthly Minimum includes recurring charges for ports and PVCs only. Taxes, tax-related surcharges, access charges, access coordination charges, network management, and charges for non-tariffed services and products will not be included in determining if the Monthly Minimum has been satisfied.
.3443 Underutilization Charges: Beginning in the fourth full month after CNPP term commencement, if a customer does not satisfy its Monthly Minimum, the customer must pay the difference between the selected Monthly Minimum amount and the customer's actual recurring PVC and port charges.
.3444 Early Termination Charges: Discontinuance of service prior to the expiration of the committed term constitutes discontinuance of the CNPP, except as noted below, and the customer will be billed and required to repay CNPP discounts received through the date of termination, in accordance with the following schedule:
Committed Term Year of Term Percent of Discounts
3 1 100%
2 75
3 50
2 1 100%
2 50
1 1 100%
Early termination charges will not apply if the customer enrolls in a new CFRS CNPP with an equal or greater term and/or volume commitment. In such a case, the original CNPP will terminate on the start date of the new CNPP or SCA.
.3445 Discounts: The following discounts apply to monthly recurring PVC and port charges for all service elements (excluding charges for network management, access, access coordination, non-tariffed services and products, taxes or associated surcharges).
Monthly Term of Service
Minimum 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years
$5,000 4% 6% 8%
$10,000 6 8 10
$25,000 8 10 12
$50,000 10 12 14
$75,000 12 14 16
$100,000 14 16 18
.345 Availability: Tariffed CFRS service elements may not be available at or between all service points.