RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE 10. Deferred Payment Schedule

A 4-month deferred payment schedule as outlined in Section 2.B.2, Application for Service, will be established for the charges for installation of local telephone service at the customer's option.

ISSUED: September 22, 2006 EFFECTIVE: October 2, 2006

Section 5 First Revised Sheet No. 6 Cancels Original Sheet No. 6

SERVICE CHARGES C. LINK UP AMERICA - ASSISTANCE FOR INITIATING SERVICE

1. General

Link Up America service helps low income subscribers initiate telephone service by providing reduced service installation charges to qualifying residential subscribers. The reduced charges shall be assessed only for a single residential telephone line per eligible household.

a. All tariffed service charges applied in initiating telephone service to residential customers, as specified (T) in Section 5.B.1.a and 5.B.2, shall either be reduced by one half of the amount required to connect the customer to the local telephone network or $30.00, whichever is less. (T) b. A 4-month deferred payment schedule as outlined in Section 2.B.2., Application for Service, will be

established for the charges for initiation of local telephone service at the customer's option.

Funding for Link Up America service is obtained from a federal universal service support mechanism which all telecommunications carriers that provide interstate telecommunications services contribute to on an equitable and non-discriminatory basis.

2. Eligibility Requirements

The following requirements shall be used by the company to determine the eligibility of a subscriber for Link Up America assistance.

a. The customer must be a participant in at least one of the following programs:

1) Medicaid Program (T)

2) Food Stamp Program (T)

3) Supplementary Security Income (SSI)

4) Federal Public Housing Assistance or Section 8

5) Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

6) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) (T)

7)

National School Lunch program

8) Household income is at or below 150% of the federal poverty guidelines

b. An applicant for Lifeline Program benefits must self-certify, under penalty of perjury, that his or her household is eligible for public assistance under one or more of the

programs specified in C.2.a

above. (T)

ISSUED: DECEMBER 2, 2010 EFFECTIVE: DECEMBER 15, 2010

Vice President 4001 Rodney Parham Road

Little Rock, AR 72212

Section 5 First Revised Sheet No. 7 Cancels Original Sheet No. 7

SERVICE CHARGES C. LINK UP AMERICA - ASSISTANCE FOR INITIATING SERVICE (Cont'd)

c.

The following documents, or any combination of these documents, are acceptable to support (T) certificates based upon income:

a) prior year’s state, federal or tribal tax returns;

b) current year-to-date earnings statement from an employer or three consecutive months of paycheck stubs;

c) Social Security Administration statement of benefits;

d) Veteran’s Administration statement of benefits;

e) retirement/pension statement of benefits;

f) Unemployment/Workers’ Compensation statement of benefits;

g) Federal or tribal notice of participation in Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance; or h) divorce decree or child support wage assignment statement.

d. The application form for participation in the Lifeline Program is available at the business offices of the Company [address], and at the offices of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, Consumer Relations Division [address]. Each completed application must contain the following information, where applicable:

a) applicant’s name, telephone number and home address;

b) the particular public assistance program(s), if applicable, and identification of the ETC that the applicant anticipates will provide service;

c) an affirmative statement that the applicant qualifies for lifeline or linkup benefits;

d) an affirmative statement under penalty of perjury affirming that the applicant is participating in one of the programs listed above, or a statement under penalty of perjury affirming that the applicant’s household income is at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty guideline;

e) if the application is based on income criteria, a statement under penalty of perjury that identifies the number of individuals residing in the household and affirms that the documentation presented to support income-based eligibility accurately represents the applicant’s household income;

f) The following affirmative statement under penalty of perjury that the applicant is not receiving lifeline benefits of any kind on any other telephone or wireless account:

I agree to notify [name of carrier] when I no longer participate in any of the above qualifying public assistance programs or when there has been a change in the size or income level of my household. I certify under penalty of perjury the above information and attached documentation are true and that I and no one else is receiving lifeline benefits at this address, on either a telephone or wireless telephone account.

and

g) the applicant’s signature. (T)

ISSUED: DECEMBER 2, 2010 EFFECTIVE: DECEMBER 15, 2010

Section 5 First Revised Sheet No. 8 Cancels Original Sheet No. 8

SERVICE CHARGES This sheet is reserved for future use.

ISSUED: DECEMBER 2, 2010 EFFECTIVE: DECEMBER 15, 2010

Vice President 4001 Rodney Parham Road

Little Rock, AR 72212

Section 5 Original Sheet No. 9

SERVICE CHARGES E. CHARGES APPLICABLE UNDER SPECIAL CONDITIONS

1. Application

The provisions of this section relate to intrastate special services and local exchange services.

2. General

A special construction, installation and/or termination charge may be assessed as provided in this tariff to cover all or part of the costs of providing service.

A deposit may be required as provided in other sections of this tariff. No deposit will be accepted by the Telephone Company until construction charges are quoted to the applicant.

Construction charges are payable when quoted by the Telephone Company or when billing is rendered as the Company, at its option, may require.

Except as otherwise provided herein, the regulations in this tariff contemplate that the type of construction required to provide the quantity and class of service involved will be determined by the Company. The applicant may be required to pay the additional costs involved where a different type of construction than that proposed by the Company is desired.

The standard method of provision of facilities, as outlined in the General Rules and Regulations in this tariff, will be "exchange" facilities routed through the central office. In some instances the Division Manager can approve construction of "direct route" facilities when provision of such facilities is economically beneficial to the Company.

When an applicant is so located that it is necessary to use private right-of-way to furnish service and the Company is unable to obtain the required right-of-way without cost, the applicant is required to pay the costs incurred in securing, or condemnation, clearing and retaining such right-of-way.

ISSUED: September 22, 2006 EFFECTIVE: October 2, 2006

Section 5 Original Sheet No. 10

SERVICE CHARGES E. CHARGES APPLICABLE UNDER SPECIAL CONDITIONS (Continued)

2. General (Continued)

The Telephone Company's obligation to furnish service is dependent upon its ability to secure and retain without unreasonable expense suitable facilities and rights-of-way; however, the Telephone Company may refuse to furnish a service having a limited demand and/or involving large capital expenditures which are deemed not in the public interest or which would place an undue burden on the general body of customers.

The customer does not obtain any rights of ownership in facilities provided by the Telephone Company.

ISSUED: September 22, 2006 EFFECTIVE: October 2, 2006

Vice President 4001 Rodney Parham Road

Little Rock, AR 72212

Section 5 Original Sheet No. 11

SERVICE CHARGES E. CHARGES APPLICABLE UNDER SPECIAL CONDITIONS (Continued)

2. General (Continued)

Poles and wire along public highways and roads, whether furnished at expense of the Telephone Company or the customer, are maintained by the Telephone Company and ownership thereof is vested in the Telephone Company, except that ownership of poles may be vested in some other company with which the Telephone Company has a joint-use agreement.

The Telephone Company reserves the right to connect business and residence stations on the same line.

Poles and circuits placed by the Telephone Company on private property are owned and maintained by the Telephone Company.

3. Definitions

Augmenting - Telephone Company wire or cable strong on existing poles, customer-provided poles or placed in customer-provided trench.

Existing Poles - Any pole that can be used to string wire on, whether owned by another company; another type utility, i.e., Cable T.V., electric, Western Union, railroad, etc.; or customer-provided.

Drop Wire - All measurement will be made to location of the protector at the applicants' premises.

New Construction - Telephone Company placed poles, carrier equipment, wire and/or cable along with labor necessary to provide facilities in order to serve applicant.

Private Property and/or Public Right-of-Way - Excess construction charge is the same for both for the purpose of administering this tariff.

Existing Facilities - Vacant facilities in place and ready to serve.

ISSUED: September 22, 2006 EFFECTIVE: October 2, 2006

Vice President

Section 5 Original Sheet No. 12

SERVICE CHARGES E. CHARGES APPLICABLE UNDER SPECIAL CONDITIONS (Continued)

3. Definitions (Continued)

Direct Accessible Route Measurement - Direct accessible route feet from the last vacancy on the line.

Charges will not change when the Telephone Company elects to deviate from direct route for company reasons. Additional charges may result where the applicant elects to deviate from the direct route quoted by the Telephone Company.

Location With Prior Service - A drop in place or evidence of a drop having been in place to serve the specific building. Excludes buildings which have been moved from one location to another.

Multi-circuit Requirements - When an applicant has requirement for two or more circuits. Multiline circuit construction for the same customer will be reviewed by the Telephone Company to determine appropriate construction charges.

Advance Nonrefundable Payment - Payment in part of the total excess construction charge due the Telephone Company by the applicant. This payment will be credited to the amount of excess construction charge due the Company by the applicant. This payment is not considered as a deposit for advance payment as outlined in Section 2.

Start of Construction - Construction is considered to have started after execution of the Aid to Construction Charge Agreement and the Telephone Company incurs any expense in connection therewith or in preparation therefore which would not otherwise have been incurred.

ISSUED: September 22, 2006 EFFECTIVE: October 2, 2006

Vice President 4001 Rodney Parham Road

Little Rock, AR 72212

Section 5 Original Sheet No. 13

SERVICE CHARGES E. CHARGES APPLICABLE UNDER SPECIAL CONDITIONS (Continued)

4. Conditions for Construction Charges

New single circuit and/or augmented construction in excess of a 1/2 mile allowance may require construction, installation and maintenance charges.

Construction charges will include materials, contract services, and loaded labor. The customer is required to bear unusual maintenance costs for special construction.

Overhead loading of labor is calculated with a composite allocation factor that is based on plant,

construction, and engineering personnel salaries and expenses; supervision, pension expense, insurance, unemployment and social security taxes. This factor is developed annually by determining the relationship of the above expenses to the total payroll base. It is applied to expenses for construction, removals, plant and central office maintenance.

The company will provide an estimate of actual charges to the customer prior to the start of construction.

An advance nonrefundable payment in the amount of $100.00 or one-half of the construction cost per applicant, whichever is less, will be required prior to start of construction. The Telephone Company will require an Aid to Construction Charge Agreement to be executed prior to start of construction. The agreement will be required whether the charge is to be paid in cash or extended payment. The applicant is bound to the conditions of the Aid to Construction Charge Agreement and shall have the right to terminate upon payment of all sums which the applicant agreed to pay the Telephone Company under said

agreement. Excess construction charges over and above the advance nonrefundable payment may be paid monthly, where circumstances warrant, not to exceed an eighteen month period, and interest not to exceed 16% will apply.

ISSUED: September 22, 2006 EFFECTIVE: October 2, 2006

Section 5 Original Sheet No. 14

SERVICE CHARGES E. CHARGES APPLICABLE UNDER SPECIAL CONDITIONS (Continued)

4. Conditions for Construction Charges (Continued)

The construction charge will be determined on a group basis and will be apportioned equally among all applicants in the group. The first group will include all applicants who individually or collectively could secure service without a construction charge if the construction stopped at their location. The second group will include all applicants measured from the last applicant in the first group who individually or collectively could not secure service without a construction charge if the construction stopped at their locations.

All applicants in a group must be served over the same direct accessible route in order to qualify for that group.

Construction charges will be prorated to all applicants at time of original construction charge quote. Each applicant will be quoted an equal prorated share of the construction charge whether applicant is first or last on the constructed line.

Once applicant/applicants are served, the newly constructed facilities become existing facilities and no construction charge will apply to new applicants subsequently connected to such facilities if spare (vacant) facilities exist.

No construction charge will apply to provide basic service, applicable for the exchange, in buildings which have had prior service. When construction is required to provide applicant with service construction charges will normally apply.

Cable size requirements will be determined by the Telephone Company based upon standard company practices of route design, forecast data and engineering judgement. When engineering considerations dictate placing a larger cable or when an applicant requires two or more circuits, construction charges will be reviewed by the Telephone Company to determine if construction charges will apply.

ISSUED: September 22, 2006 EFFECTIVE: October 2, 2006

Vice President 4001 Rodney Parham Road

Section 5 Original Sheet No. 15

SERVICE CHARGES E. CHARGES APPLICABLE UNDER SPECIAL CONDITIONS (Continued)

5. Underground Service Entrances

Underground cable facilities will be given first consideration in new residential subdivisions as standard construction at no cost; however, the type of construction, whether aerial or underground, will be determined by the Telephone Company.

If special underground construction is requested by the customer or if underground facilities are placed under adverse conditions due to soil conditions and topography, such that trenching costs will materially exceed the utility's average trenching costs, the customer will bear the excess cost of such construction or provide the ditch and backfill. Excess cost is the difference between the special construction cost and the standard construction cost.

When a special type of construction is furnished to a customer, such as underground service connections, in an area normally served aerial, and additional charge is made equal to the difference between the estimated cost of the special type construction and the average cost of the standard construction. In the case of special construction, the customer is required to bear unusual maintenance costs.

Where, by ordinance or other legal requirements, existing facilities are required to be relocated underground in an area the Telephone Company would not, except for such ordinance or other legal requirements, install its facilities underground, the Telephone Company may charge the cost of such relocation to the customers (or others requiring such relocations) served by the relocated facilities.

6. Special Types of Construction

When a special type of construction other than those covered preceding is desired by a customer or when the individual requirements of a particular situation make the construction unusually expensive, the customer is required to bear the excess cost of such construction. Any special maintenance expense that may from time to time occur will be borne by the customer except that maintenance of buried service wire, including associated trenching where required, will be at the expense of the Telephone Company.

Where the utility determines that conduit is to be used for the service connection, the applicant or customer will furnish, install and maintain at his expense the required conduit in accordance with the utilities

specifications.

ISSUED: September 22, 2006 EFFECTIVE: October 2, 2006

Section 5 Original Sheet No. 16

SERVICE CHARGES E. CHARGES APPLICABLE UNDER SPECIAL CONDITIONS (Continued)

7. Rearrangements of Existing Plant

When the Telephone Company is requested to move or change existing plant for which no specific charge is quoted in this tariff, the person at whose request such move or charge is made will be required to bear the costs incurred.

8. Construction Required for Temporary Service

When temporary facilities are necessary to provide service, the customer will be required to pay a special charge equal to the estimated cost of the facilities in place plus the cost of removing the facilities less the salvage realized from the facilities.

9. Construction for Provision of Additional Telephone Service

When the Telephone Company is requested to construct outside plant facilities to furnish off-premises or additional exchange access, the applicant will be required to bear the costs incurred.

10. Federal Government Installations

Facilities extended on Federal Government installations will be placed in accordance with procedures required by the particular Department of the Federal Government involved.

11. Construction in New Real Estate Developments

The construction charges, allowances and regulations previously specified in this tariff contemplate extension of facilities into areas of normal growth and development. Where facilities are extended into new areas of real estate development which, in the opinion of the Telephone Company, are of a promotional or speculative nature, construction charges equal to all or a portion of the costs of such construction will be assessed, the amount depending upon the circumstances in each case.

ISSUED: September 22, 2006 EFFECTIVE: October 2, 2006

Vice President 4001 Rodney Parham Road

Section 5 Original Sheet No. 17

SERVICE CHARGES

In document Valor Telecommunications of Texas, LP. dba Windstream Communications Southwest. New Mexico General Exchange Tariff (Page 91-103)