10. DIGITAL NETWORK SERVICES
10.6.4 OPTIONAL PAYMENT PLAN
A. General
1. Payment periods of twelve months to forty seven months are available to all customers at the applicable rates set forth in Section 10.6.5 regardless of when they subscribe to an OPP arrangement.
The month to month rate is considered the rate which applies for a twelve month commitment.
2. The customer must designate at order time the payment period described for the OPP.
B. Change in length of OPP Period
1. Prior to the completion of the selected OPP period the customer may elect to convert a new OPP period of the same or different length, subject to the following conditions:
(a) No credit toward the new period will be given for payments due and made under the original OPP arrangement.
(b) Nonrecurring charges will not be reapplied for existing services if the following occurs:
1. If the new OPP period is for the same amount of time as the existing OPP arrangement.
2. If the new OPP period is for a longer amount of time than the existing OPP arrangement.
(c) If the new OPP is shorter in length than the time remaining under the existing OPP, the change to the new OPP period constitutes a disconnect of the existing OPP service and termination liability charges apply. If no other changes are ordered the Primary Service Order Charge, as
specified in Section 4 of this Price list, also applies per order. If changes are ordered all applicable nonrecurring charges, as specified in this Section and service charges as specified in
Section 4 of this price list, apply.
(d) Conversion to month-to-month rates will be treated as a disconnect of the existing OPP service and termination liability charges apply. If no other changes are ordered, the Primary Service Order Charge, as specified in Section 4 of this Price list, also applies or per order. If changes are ordered all applicable nonrecurring charges, as specified in this Section and service charges as specified in Section 4 of this price list, apply.
NORTH STATE TELEPHONE Section 10
COMPANY Original Sheet 47
High Point, North Carolina Effective: December 31, 2008
GENERAL EXCHANGE PRICE LIST 10. DIGITAL NETWORK SERVICES 10.6 NORTH STATE METRO ETHERNET SERVICE
10.6.4 OPTIONAL PAYMENT PLAN (Cont’d) C. Renewal Options
1. At the expiration of an OPP period, the Company will continue to provide the service at the month-to- month rates unless the customer chooses to renew for the same OPP period, convert to a different
OPP period or discontinue service.
E. Upgrade to Higher Speed service
1. Customer may elect to upgrade services to a higher speed during an OPP period, subject to the following conditions:
(a) The upgrade service will be subject to the difference in nonrecurring charges.
(b) Termination liability charges will not apply as long as the upgraded service remains connected at
1. When an OPP service is discontinued prior to the end of the period, termination liability charges, as set forth below, will apply based on the remainder of the OPP period in effect at the time of disconnect.
2. Termination charges are one hundred (100) percent of the recurring charges remaining in the OPP period.
G. Termination Without Liability
1. During an OPP period, should the Company increase currently effective rates for a customer, the customer may, at their option, terminate the OPP arrangement without penalty or liability.
H. Moves
1. A move involves a change in the physical location of one of the following:
(a) The point of interface at the customer premises.
(b) The customer premises.
2. The charges for the move are dependent on whether the move is to a new location within the same building or to a different building.
NORTH STATE TELEPHONE Section 10
COMPANY Original Sheet 48
High Point, North Carolina Effective: December 31, 2008
GENERAL EXCHANGE PRICE LIST 10. DIGITAL NETWORK SERVICES 10.6 NORTH STATE METRO ETHERNET SERVICE
10.6.5 RATES AND CHARGES
A. Basic North State Metro Ethernet Service Arrangements
Nonrecurring Month to 12 to 23 24 to 35 36 to 47 Charge Month Months Months Months
1. 10 Mbps Basic Connection
(a) per connection $ 750.00 $ 940.00 $ 750.00 $ 680.00 $ 600.00
2. 100 Mbps Basic Connection
(a) per connection 1,000.00 1,880.00 1,600.00 1,450.00 1,350.00
3. 1 Gbps Basic Connection
(a) per connection 1,500.00 3,400.00 3,000.00 2,800.00 2,600.00 B. Premium North State Metro Ethernet Service Arrangements
1. 10 Mbps Premium Connection
(a) per connection, Fixed Mode $ 750.00 $1,130.00 $ 900.00 $ 800.00 $ 700.00 (b) per connection, Burst Mode 750.00 1,510.00 1,200.00 1,125.00 975.00
2. 20 Mbps Premium Connection
(a) per connection, Fixed Mode 1,000.00 1,410.00 1,100.00 1,025.00 900.00 (b) per connection, Burst Mode 1,000.00 1,690.00 1,350.00 1,250.00 1,125.00
3. 50 Mbps Premium Connection
(a) per connection, Fixed Mode 1,000.00 1,860.00 1,350.00 1,200.00 1,100.00 (b) per connection, Burst Mode 1,000.00 2,060.00 1,575.00 1,400.00 1,275.00
4. 100 Mbps Premium Connection
(a) per connection, Fixed Mode 1,250.00 2,250.00 1,750.00 1,575.00 1,400.00 (b) per connection, Burst Mode 1,250.00 2,690.00 2,050.00 1,810.00 1,720.00
5. 250 Mbps Premium Connection
(a) per connection, Fixed Mode 1,500.00 2,610.00 2,250.00 2,100.00 1,925.00 (b) per connection, Burst Mode 1,500.00 2,950.00 2,525.00 2,410.00 2,300.00
6. 500 Mbps Premium Connection
(a) per connection, Fixed Mode 1,500.00 3,340.00 2,800.00 2,600.00 2,400.00 (b) per connection, Burst Mode 1,500.00 3,630.00 3,050.00 2,875.00 2,725.00 C. Dedicated North State Metro Ethernet Service Arrangement
1. 100 Mbps Dedicated Connection
(a) per connection 1,500.00 2,160.00 1,730.00 1,560.00 1,500.00 2. Gbps Dedicated Connection
(a) per connection 2,000.00 3,910.00 3,450.00 3,110.00 2,900.00
COMPANY Original Sheet 49
High Point, North Carolina Effective: December 31, 2008
GENERAL EXCHANGE PRICE LIST 10. DIGITAL NETWORK SERVICES 10.6 NORTH STATE METRO ETHERNET SERVICE
10.6.5 RATES AND CHARGES (Cont’d)
D. North State Metro Ethernet Service Additional Mileage
1. North State Metro Ethernet Service Additional Mileage, Basic, Premium and Dedicated arrangements, greater than 10 miles through 25 miles
Monthly Charge
(a) per 10 through 50 Mbps connection $ 370.00 (b) per 100 through 250 Mbps connection 460.00
(c) per 500 Mbps through 1 Gbps connection 560.00
2. North State Metro Ethernet service Additional Mileage, Basic, Premium and Dedicated arrangements, greater than 25 miles through 35 miles
(a) per 10 through 50 Mbps connection 620.00 (b) per 100 through 250 Mbps connection 780.00 (c) per 500 Mbps through 1 Gbps connection 930.00
3. North State Metro Ethernet Service Additional Mileage, Basic, Premium and Dedicated arrangements, greater than 35 miles through 50 miles
(a) per 10 through 50 Mbps connection 970.00 (b) per 100 through 250 Mbps connection 1,210.00
(c) per 500 Mbps through 1 Gbps connection 1,460.00
Nonrecurring Month to 12 to 23 24 to 35 36 to 47 Charge Month Months Months Months E. Priority Plus Feature
(a) per connection $ - $ 125.00 $ 100.00 $ 90.00 $ 80.00 F. Q-Forwarding Feature
1. Q-Forwarding Service Establishment Charge
(a) per connection 500.00 - - - -
2. Q-Forwarding Network Assignment Charge
(a) per network, per connection - 90.00 75.00 70.00 65.00 G. Service Reconfiguration
(a) per modification, per connection 250.00 - - - -
H. Metro Ethernet Reporting
1. Metro Ethernet Reporting Service Establishment Charge
(a) per customer account 250.00 - - - -
2. Metro Ethernet Reporting Charge
(a) per connection - 14.00 10.00 8.00 6.00
3. Metro Ethernet Web Interface Charge
(a) additional 75.00 25.00 20.00 18.00 16.00
4. Metro Ethernet Security Card
(a) each 200.00 - - - - 5. Metro Ethernet Reporting Subsequent Modification Charge
(a) per modification 75.00 - - - -