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GENEML SUBSCRIBER SERVICES TARIFF

Nelson-Ball Ground Telephone Company Section AOriginal Sheet 1

DEFINITION OF TERMS

CONTM9TS

Sheet No.

Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~. . . . 1-19

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Issued: Effective: _bl!Mw_

By: ~S. J. H. Cook, President

GENERAL SUBSCRIBER SERVICES TARIFF

Nelson-Ball Ground Telephone Company Section AOriginial Sheet 1

DEFINITION OF TERMS

ACCESS LINE - A Company-owned circuit between the customer’s premises.and the Company Central office; the circuit may be physical, carrier or -of radio frequency. Generally, the access line being the point ofconnection at the premise company owned interface (i.e., protector) , tothe central office for access to the switched network. The access linedoes not include material/equipment/apparatusr on the customer side ofthe interface.

Business Access Line - A central office access line terminatingat the customer’s business location(s) to be used primarilyfor business, professional or occupational reasons.

Residence Access Line - A central office access line terminatingat the customer’s residence/dwelling to be used only f’ordomestic purposes.

Public/Semipublic Paystation/Coin Access Line - An individualaccess line which provides selected central office switchingto provide automatic billed call, coin collection/return and”operator assistance.

PBX/PABX Access Line - An individual access line (trunk) whichterminates on a PBX/PABX system which amy require circuitmodification at the central office.

Centrex Access Line - An access line between the interface at thecustomer’s premises and the centrex

Mobile Telephone Access Line’ - A radioradio station which provides access

Foreign Exchange Access Line - An access

equipment..

frequency access to a base “-to the switched network.

line providing networkaccess from a central office which is located outside theexchange area in which the customer is located.

Free Access Line - h access line provided at no charge to localmunicipalities as provided for in the franchise agreement.

Satellite Access Line - Equipment contained’in an earth satellitepermitting predetermined frequency access from a customer’spremises which provide remote access to the switched network.

.— Issued:

By: Mrs. J. H. Cook, President

Effective: JAN 1B87.;-


Nelson-Ball Ground Telephone Company Section AOriginal Sheet 1.1

-..DEFINITION OF TERMS

ACCESSORIES - Devices which are mechanically attached to, or used with,the facilities furnished by the Company and which are independent of,.and not electrically, acoustically or inductively connected to thecommunications path of the telecommunications systems.

ADDITIONAL LISTING - Any listing of a name or other authorizedinformation in connection with a custom-er’s telephone number inaddition to that to which he is entitled in connection with his regularservice.

ANSWERING SERVICE LINES - Extension or main station lines or patrons ofA telephone answering service which terminate in the telephoneanswering facilities on the premises of the answering service so as topermit the answering service attendant to answer incoming calls on suchlines.

APPLICANT - A person, firm, partnership,: corporation, cooperativeorganization, governmental agency, etc., requesting service from theCompany.

AUTHORIZED PROTECTIVE CONNECTINGprotective connecting module denotes aCompany and manufactured under theassurance procedures, which unit is toanswering device.

AUTHORIZED USER - A person, firm,customer) on whose premise a telephone,

MODULE - The term authorizedprotective unitcontrol of thebe incorporated

or corporationPBX, Or

channel is locate-d and who “may communicateaccordance with the terms of this Tariff.

AUTOMATIC DIALING AND ANNOUNCING DEVICES (ADAD)which are capable of automatically placingseaential calls over the exchanqe network and

private

designed by theCompany qualityin a conforming

(other than theline service or

over such channels in

- Machines or computersindividual, random or

which are programmed topl~y a prerecorded announcement ~or the purpose of market~ng- products,semices or for maintaining contacts related to previous transactions.

AUXILIARY INTERCOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - Auxiliary IntercommunicationsSystems provide internal voice communications within a customer’spremise by means of one-way or two-way intercom systems. They are notinterconnected to outside or toll telephone facilities even though theymay be connected internally to a telephone system.

AUXILIARY ACCESS LINE - An additional individual access line used forone-way (inward to the subscriber) service.

Issued: Effective: 1:;-




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BASIC TERMINATION CHARGE - See “Termination Charge”.

BILL TO THIRD PARTY - The term “Bill to Third Party” denotes a billing” “arrangement by which a call can be charged to an authorized stationline as determined by the Company other than the station lineoriginating the call or the station line where the call is terminated.

BUILDING (Same) - The term “Same Building” is to be interpreted as astructure under one roof, or two or more -structures under separateroofs but connected by enclosed passageways in which the wires orcables of the Company can be safely run provided the plant facilityrequirements are not appreciably greater than would be requirednormally if all structures were under one roof. In those cases wherethere are several structures under separate roofs but connected byenclosed passageways and plant facility requirements for furnishingservice are appreciably greater than would be required normally if allthe structures were under one roof, the term “Same Building” appliesindividually to each of the separate structures. Pipes and conduitsare not considered enclosed passageways. \

BUSINESS SERVICE - Telecommunications service provided a customer wherethe use is primarily or substantially of a business, professional,institutional or otherwise occupational nature.

CALL - w attempted or completed communication.

CALLING CARD TELEPHONE - A station, public or semi-public, equipped forcoin free operation.

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CANCELLATION CHARGE - A charge applicable under certain conditions whenan application for service and/or facilities is cancelled in whole orin part prior to the completion of the work involved.

CENTRAL OFFICE - A switching unit in a telephone system which providesservice to the general public, having the necessary equipment andoperating arrangements for terminating and interconnecting customeraccess lines and access trunks or access trunks only. There may bemore than one central office in a building or exchange service area.

CENTRAL OFFICE LINE - See “Access Line”.

Issued:.—

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Effective: JAN 11907“l-


GENERAL SUBSCRIBE SERVICES TARIFF


DEFINITION OF TERMS

CERTIFICATECertificate of Public Convenience and Necessity issued by the” -Commission to telephone utilities.

CHANNELA path of communication between two or more stations or telephoneutility offices, furnished in such a manner as the carrier mayelect, whether by wire, radio or a com.bi-nationthereof and whetheror not by a single physical facility or route.

CIRCUIT MEASUREMENTSee “Route Measurement” under MILEAGE CHARGES.

CLASS OF SERVICE ,

A description of telephone service furnished a subscriber in termssuch as:

1. For Exchange Senice:.

1. Grade of Line: Individual Line, :4-Party Line, etc. (See-also “Primary Class of Service”).

2. Type of Rate: Flat rate or message rate.3. Character of Use: Business or Residence.4. Dialing Method: Touch or Rotary.-.

2. For Long Distance Service:1. Type of Call: Station-to-Station or Person-to-Person.

3. For Wide Area Telephone Service:1. Type of Rate: Full or Measured Time.

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COLLECT CALL ,. ...

The term “Collect Call” denotes a billing arrangement by which the ~charge for a call may be reversed provided the charge is acceptedat the called station. In the case of a public or semi-public cointelephone the charges must be billed to a Calling Card or thirdparty number, or the call may be reoriginated from the calledstation.

COIN TELEPHONEA station,collecting

COMMISSION

either public or semi-public,money in payment of telephone

Georgia Public Service Commission.

COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMSCommunications Systems are channels or

equipped with a device formessages.

other facilities which arecapable, when not connected to the telecommunication-s systems oftwo-way communications between customer-provided terminal equipmentor Company stations.— ‘,.

Issued:-i

Effective: JAN 11987

By: hkS. J. H. Cook, President

Nelson-Ball Ground

GENEWL SUBSCRIBER SERVICES TARIFF

Telephone Company Section AOriginal Sheet 4

DEFINITION OF TERMS

COMPANY - Whereever used in this Tariff, “Company” refers toNelson-Ball Ground Telephone Company, unless the context clearly” .indicates otherwise.

CONNECTING ARRANGEMENT - The equipment provided by the Company toaccomplish the direct electrical connection of customer-providedfacilities with the facilities of the Company-, or of facilities ofCompany with other facilities of the Company..

CONNECTING COMPANY - A corporation, association, partnershipindivual with which communications services are interchanged.

CONSTRUCTION CHARGE - A separate non-recurring charge made forconstruction of facilities in excess of those contemplated underrates quoted in the Local Exchange Semite Section of this Tariff.

the

or

thetie

CONTINUOUS PROPERTY - The plot of ground, together with any buildingsthereon, occupied by the customer, which i~ not divided by public ~highways or separated by property occupied bj others. Where a customer.occupies property on both sides of a streetl “alley, highway~ body ofwater, railroad right-of-way, etc. , and the properties would otherwisebe continuous, such properties are treated as continuous propertyprovided local wire or cable facilities are used and the customerfurnishes all local distribution pole line facilities or undergroundconduit in connection therewith.

CONTRACT - The arrangement between a customer and the Company underwhich service and facilities are furnished .in accordance with theapplicable provisions of the Tariff.

CUSTOM CALLING FEATURES - Convenient central office features providingspecialwaiting,

a.

automatic functions for customer, e.g. , call forwarding, calland speed calling.

Call forwarding: This feature provides an arrangement fortransferring incoming calls to another telephone number.Calls can be transferred to either a local or long distancenumber simply by dialing a 2-digit code and the telephonenumber to which calls are to be transferred. Once CallForwarding is activated, the phone will make one short ringeach time a call is forwarded. However, outgoing calls canstill be made from the phone.

Issued:

By: MS. J. H. Cook, President

Effective: 1 WI


Nelson Ball Ground Telephone Company Section AOriginal Sheet 4.1

DEFINITION OF TERMS

CUSTOM CALLING FEATURES - Continued

b. Call Waiting: By means of a tone signal a customer who isusing his telephone is alerted when another caller is tryingto reach that station. By touching the receiver button, thefirst caller is put on “hold” permitting the second call to beanswered. The customer can even alternate between the twocalls.

c. Three-Way Calling: This feature-permits three different phonenumbers - local or long distance - to talk at the same time.An existing call can be held, and, by dialing, a secondtelephone call can be established and added to the connection.

d. Speed Calling: This feature provides for the calling of a 7or 10 digit telephone number by dialiang an abbreviated code.

CUSTOMER - Any person, firm, partnership; corporation, municipality,cooperative, organization, governmental agency, etc., provided withtelecommunications service by any utility. i

CUSTOMER-PREMISE EQUIPMENT - Devices or apparatus and their associatedwiring, provided by a customer, which do not constitute acommunications system and whichr when connected to the communicationspath of the telecommunications system, are so connected eitherelectrically, acoustically or inductively.

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CUSTOMER-PROVIDED TERMINAL EQUIPMENT - Devices or apparatus and theirassociated wiring, provided by the customer, which do not constitute acommunications system and which~ when connected to the communicationspath of the telecommunications system, are so connected eitherelectrically, acoustically or inductively.

DATA ACCESS ARIWNGEMENT - A protective connecting arrangement for usewith the network control signaling unit, or in lieu of the connectingarrangement an arrangement to identify a central office access line andprotective facilities and procedures to assure proper operation andprotection of the telecommunications network. ‘

DIAL SWITCHING EQUIPMENT - A unit of electro-mechanical or electronicswitching equipment used in a central office or in connection with aprivate branch exchange system.

DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE CHARGE - A charge made for placing requests fortelephone numbers from the Local and Long distance Directory AssistanceOperators.

Issued:“i-

Effective: JAN 1~$7

By: MrS. J. H. Cook, President


Nelson-Ball Ground Telephone Company Section A

DIRECT ELECTRICALconductors in the

Original Sheet 5

DEFINITION OF TERMS

CONNECTION - A physical connection of the electrical.communications path.

DIRECTORY LISTINGS - The publication in the Company’s directory ofinformation relative to a customer’s telephone number, by whichtelephone users may ascertain the call number of a desired access line.

1. Caption Listing: The listing of a customer’s name withoutaddress or telephone number followed by a series of indentedlistings convering branches of ‘different departments of thebusiness.

2. Foreign Listing: The listing of a customer in thealphabetical list of an exchange other than that for~ theexchange from which the customer is served.

3. Free Listing: A directory listing for which no specificcharge is made.

4. Indented Listing: A directory li~t~ng indented under anotherlisting.

5. Reference Listing: The listing of a generally accepted nameof a firm or corporation followed by a reference to anotherlisting.

DROP WIRE - Wires used to connect the circuits of open wire, aerial orunderground distribution facilities to the point where connection ismade with the inside wiring.

EXCHANGE - A unit established by a telephone utility for theadministration of telecommunications service in a specific area fotwhich a separate local rate schedule is provided. It may consist of.one or more central offices together with associated plant facilitiesused in furnishing telecommunication services in that area.

EXCHANGE ACCESS LINE - The serving central office line equipment andall Company plant facilities up to and including the Company-providedstandard network interface (i.e., protector). These facilities areCompany-provided and maintained and provide access to and from thetelecommunications network for message toll service and for localcalling appropriate to the tariffed use offering selected by thecustomer.

Issued: Effective\+ JAN Ii%?

By: tiS. J. H. Cook, President



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DEFINITION OF TERMS

EXCHANGE SERVICE - The general telephone service rendered in accordance.with tariff Provisions. Exchanqe service is a general term describingas a whole “the facilities p~ovided for lot-altogether with the right to originate and receiveunlimited number of local messages at charges inprovisions of this Tariff.

1. Flat and Message Rate Service

a. Flat Rate Service: A classification

intercommunication,a specified or an

accordance with the

of exchange servicefor which a stipulated charge is made, regardless of theamount of use.

,b. Message Rate Service (Meassured Service): A

classification of non-coin box business exchange servicewhich is charged for on the basitsof the amount of use.

2. Individual and Party Line Service‘)

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b.

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d.

Issued:

Individual Line Service: A, classification of exchangeaccess service which provides that only one customershall be served by the line connecting such customer withthe central office.

Foreign Exchange SeNice: A classification of exchangeaccess service furnished to a subscriber from an exchangeother than the one from which he would normally beserved.

Touch Calling Service: A classification of exchangeaccess service furnished from certain specified centraloffices whereby calls are originated through the use ofpushbuttons in lieu of a rotary dial.

Semi-Public Service: A classification of exchange accessservice furnished at locations reasonably accessible tothe public but not suitable for the installation ofpublic telephones and generally including a coin box.

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Effect&Ve: JAN 1w


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Nelson-Ball Ground Telephone Company

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DEFINITION

EXCHANGE SERVICE - (Continued)

Section AOriginal Sheet 7

OF TERMS

2. Individual and party line service (Continued)

e. Public Service: A classification of Exchange Accessservice established under tariff provisions for use atlocations chosen or ‘accepted-by the Company as suitableand necessary for furnishing service to the generalpublic and may be equipped with or without a coin box.

EXCHANGE SERVICE AREA - The territory, including suburban and ruralareas served by an exchange, within which local telephone service isfurnished at the exchange access rates applicable within the area. ,

EXTENDED ZONE PAGING SERVICE - Paging services provided by this Companyand Connecting Companies to their customers -by means of antennas andtransmitting equipment which are part Qf the facilities owned andfurnished by this Company and Connecting Companies.

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EXTENDED AREA SERVICE - A type of telephone service furnished undertariff provisions whereby customers of a given exchange may completecalls to and, where provided by the tariff, receive messages from oneor more exchanges without the application of long distance messagetelecommunication charges.

EXTENSION STATION - See “Telephone Station”..

EXTENSION RINGER - An additional ringer on the same premises and on thesame line generally operated in connection with the ringer at thestation location. Extension ringers are of two types; Extension Bell(ordinary type) and Extension Gong (loud ringing type) .

FACILITIES - All property, means and instrumentalities owned, operated,leased, licensed, used, furnished, or supplied for, by or in connectionwith the rendition of telephone service.

GRADE OF SERVICE - The term used in describing exchange service withrespect to the number of subscribers who may be connected to a centraloffice access line.

HEADSET - A heads-free, multi-wire device containingacoustic-to-electric (transmitter) and electric-to-acoustic (recei~er)transducer, normally worn on the head of the user for cross talklng,which provides 2-way transmission of live human speech.

.Issued:

By: kS. J. H. Cook, President

~ SJBSQU- SEt’VI_ TARIITIwlsm-M 1 Grad ‘Mephme Cunpany

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Section AFirstRevisedSheet8

CancelsOriginalSheet8

~ OP SERVICE- lhe termused in describingexchangeservicewith respectto the nmber of subscriberswho may be comected to a catral officeaccess1ine.

HEADSEX- A heads-free,ntdti-wiredevicecontainingacoustic-to-electric(transmitter)and electric-to-acoustic(receiver)transducer,normallywornon the head of the user for crosstalking,whichprovides2-waytransmissionof livehumn speech.

HCME ZONE PAGINGSERVICE- Pagingservicesprovidedby this&nTEUIyto itscustanersby meansof antennasand transmittingequipnentwhichis a part of ●

the facilitiesownedand furnishedby this Capany.

INITIALSERVICEPEUOD - The minimunlengthof ti~ forwhicha custanerisobligatedto pay forservice,facilitiesand eq+i~t, whetheror notretainedby the custanerfor suchminim lengthof time.

INSTALLATIONQiARGB- A separateinitialcharge,(made undercertainconditionsfor the placing,connectingor furnishingof telephoneserviceorfor the establislxmntof servicewhichmy ormy not be associatedwithothercharg~ forthe servicefurnished.An installationchargeis not arecurringcharge,althoughthe othercharges,if any,withwhichit isassociatedordinarilyare recurringcharges.

INTEKEPTINGSHIVICZ- A servicearrangemmt wherebya personcallingadisconnectedor discontinuedtelephonenunberis infomed that,the calledtelephonenunberhas been discontinued,or disconnected,or changedtoanothernmber, or thatcallsare receivedby anothertelephone.

INIliMTATE~ SE3?VICE- Regulations,Ratesand Chargesapplyingto (N)the provisionof IntrastateAccessServicewithina LocalAccessandTransportArea (LATA)for IntrastateIntraLATAand IntrastateInterLATAToll Carriersauthorizedby the GeorgiaPublicServiceCannissiontofurnishsuch Intrastate&nnwu ‘catims.

JACX AND PLUGEQ.JIF14ENT- Equipnentdesignedto giveaccessto a lineat oneor nwe pointsby meansof a portabletelephoneequippedwith a cordand plugto connectjacksbridgedto the lineor equippedwiththenew standardmdular connector.

JOINTUSER SERVICE- A classificationof exchangesenricefurnishedto ajointuser,in connectionwith custaner’s exchangeaccessservice.A jointuser is a perscn,firm,or corporationsharingthe custaner’sexchangeaccessservicein accordancewith tariffprovisions,but who wouldnot otherwisebeentitledto the use of the service.

KEY TEMRKNE SET - A telephonesetnm.xnting.

Issued:October15, 1991

By: Mrs. J. H. Cook,President

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Effective:January01, 1992

GENEIU4L SUBSCRIBER SERVICES TARIFF


DEFINITION OF TERMS

LOCAL CALLING AREA - The area within which telecommunication service isfurnished customers under a specific schedule or exchange accessrates. A local calling area may include one or more exchange serviceareas or portions of exchange service areas.

LOCAL CHANNEL - That portion of channel which connects a station to aninterexchanging channel or a channel connecting two or more stationswithin an exchange area.

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LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE - See Network Access

LOCAL MESSAGE - A completed communication between customers’ stabionslocal within the same Exchange area or Local Service Area.

LONG DIsTANCE MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE - The furnishing offacilities for telecommunication between ,stations in different localservice areas in accordance with the regulations and system of chargesspecified in this tariff.

1. Appointment Call - An arrangement made in advance with aparticular party for the establishment of a person-to-personlong distance message telephone conversation at a specifiedtime.

2. Messenger Service - h arrangement whereby the Company, whenpossible and at the request of the calling party will arrangeto notify the called party of a long distance call. Thecompany shall be reimbursed by the calling party for theamount expended for such messenger service, such charges beingsubject to prior authorization by the calling party to theextent that they can be determined in advance. Such chargesfor messenger service are in addition to the tariff chargesfor the message.

3. person-to-Person Call - A service whereby the personoriginating the call specified to the Company operator aparticular person to be reached, a ’particular mobile stationto he reached through a Miscellaneous Common Carrier or OtherCommon Carrier attendant, or aor office to be reached through

particular station, department,a PBX or Centrex attendant.

Issued: Effect/iWe: JAf# 11987




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DEFINITION OF TERMS

LONG DISTANCE MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE - (Continued)

4. Station-to-Station Call - A service whereby the personoriginating the call either dials the telephone numberdesired, or gives to the Company operator the telephone numberof the desired station, Miscellaneous Common Carrierconnecting circuit, Centrex, PBX or PBX station which isreached directly rather than through a PBX attendant, or givesonly the name and address under which such a number is listed,and does not specify a particular person to be reached, nor aparticular mobile station to be reached through aMiscellaneous Common Carrier attendant, nor a particularstation, department or office to be reached through a PBX orCentrex attendant.

MESSAGE - A communication of a prescribed length of time between twoaccess lines. Messages may be classified a$ follows:

1.

2.

MILEAGEchannel

1.

2.

3.

Local Messages - A message between telephone access lineswithin the same local service area.t

Toll Messages - A message between telephone access lines indifferent exchange areas for which a toll charge is made.

CHARGES - A charge applying for the use of part or all of afurnished by the Company.

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Airline Measurement ‘- The shortest distance between twdpoints.

Extension Line Mileage - The measurement applying on anextension access line,made in accordance with

Foreign Central Officean access line withinservice with a central

for use of which a circuit charge is’tariff provisions.

Mileage - The measurement applying tothe exchange connecting a customer’soffice other than that from which he

would normally be served,charge is made in additionline mileage if applicable.

Issued:


for the use of which a separateto the base rate, plus exchange

Nelson-Ball Ground

MILLEAGE

4.

5.

MINIMUM

CHARGES -

GENERAL SUBSCRIER

Telephone Company

DEFINITION

(Continued)

Foreign Exchange Mileage

SERVICES TARIFF


OF TERMS

- The measurement applying to anaccess line connecting a customers’ service with a centraloffice of an exchange other than that from which the customerwould normally be served, for the use of which a separatecharge is made in addition to the base rate, plus extensionline mileage charges, if applicable.

Route Measurement - The actual length of a circuit between twopoints.

CONTRACT PERIOD - The minimum length of time for which acustomer is obligated to pay for service, facilities and equipment,whether or not retained by the customer for such minimum length oftime. .

MIsCELLANEOUS COMMON CARRIERS - See Other c~mm?n Carriers.

MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT - Equipment furnished at additional chargesassociated with the various classes of subscriber service.

MOBILE TELEPHONE SERVICE - A communication service provided by means ofradio frequencies through a land radio telephone base station”Connections may be established between a wire station and a mobile orfixed unit or between two mobile or fixed units.

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NETWORK ACCESS - Telecommunication service provided within loca”lexchange service areas in accordance with approved tariffs. Itincludes the use of network facilities required to establishconnections between stations within the exchange and between stationsand the toll facilities serving the exchange.

NETWORK CONTROL SIGNALING - The transmission of signals used in thetelecommunications system which perform functions such as supervision(control, status, and charging signals) ~ ~d~ress, signg~~;:le(e;~~~dialing), calling and called number identlflcatlon,signals (call progress signals indicating re”order or busy conditions~alerting, coin denominations, coin collect and coin return tones) tocontrol the operation of switching machines in the telecommunicationssystem.

NETWORK CONTROL SIGNALING UNIT - The terminal equipment furnished,installed and maintained by the Company or the subscriber for theprovision of network control signaling.

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Issued: Effective:JAN 1~87




DEFINITION OF TERMS

NEW SUBSCRIBER - Applicants having no basic monthly service or those.subscribers changing service premises.

NON-POWERED CONFERENCING EQUIPMENT - Denotes a portable plug-endeddevice, without active elements, consisting of a multiwindingtransformer and manual line switches designed to bridge two or more,but not to exceed five, of the lines appearing on six-button telephonestations equipped with both hold and illumination features.

NON-LISTED TELEPHONE - An exchange access line which has the listingomitted from the telephone directory but is listed in the directoryassistance records, at the customer’s request.

NON-PUBLISHED TELEPHONE - h exchange access line which has the lis’tingomitted from both the telephone directory and directory assistancerecords at the customer’s request. 4

OTHER COMMON CARRIER - Are Communications &ommon carriers as defined hythe Federal Communications Commission.

PBX ACCESS TRUNK - An Individual Exchange ‘Access Line terminated in aPBX switchboard or switching equipment.

PERSON - My corporation, company~ partnership~ firm, association orany cooperative, non-profit membership corporation or limited dividendor mutual association now or hereafter created.

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PLANT - Property which is necessary to provide service to the public asset forth in the various fixed capital accounts of the Uniform Systemof Accounts for telephone companies.

PORTABLE TELEPHONE - A desk or hand set equipped with a cordterminating in plug for use in connection with a circuit terminating injacks.

Issued:


Effectivp:JAN 1?987

GENERAL SUBSCRIBER


DEFINITION

PREMISES - The term “Same premises”moves shall be interpreted to mean:

1. The building used in thebusiness, residence, or

SERVICES TARIFF


OF TERMS

(except in connection with inside.

conduct of, one establishment,a combination thereof, and not

intersected by a public road or by property occupied byothers;

2. The portion of a building occupied by the customer, either inthe conduct of his business or residence, or a combinationthereof, and not intersected by a public corridor or by spaceoccupied by others; or,

,3. In connection with inside moves, the term “Same premis@s” is

to be interpreted to mean the building or portion of abuilding occupied as a unit by the customer in the conduct ofhis business or as a residence, o,ra combination thereof, andnot intersected by a public rdad, a corridor, or spaceoccupied by others.

PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE SERVICE (PBX SERVICE) -

1. A type of service providing an arrangement of switchingequipment and stations for intercommunicating among thestations and for connections through the local and longdistance message telephone network to other subscribers.

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2. Lines (circuits), equipment and facilities ordinarilyfurnished in connection with PBX service include the.following:

a. Stations:

(1) PBX StationSwitchboard or

(2) PBX Extensionbridged to the

A station connected with a PBXPBX dial switching equipment.

Station - A telephone set which issame line as the PBX Station.

(3) PBX Interior Station - A PBX station that cannotoriginate or receive local or long distance callseither directly or through the PBX attendant.

Issued:


Effectiye: JAN 1#$7



PRIVATE

PRIVATE

Original Sheet 14

DEFINITION OF TERMS

BRANCH EXCHANGE SERVICE (PBX SERVICE) - Continued

b. Trunk - A central office access line (circuit) connectinga PBX system with a central office.

c. Tie Line - A circuit connecting PBX Switchboards.

d. Trunk Termination - Equipment necessary to terminate eachPBX trunk in the common switching equipment of a PABXSystem.

e. Line Termination - Equipment required for the provisionof each PBX number associated with expandable pABXsystem.

LINE SERVICE - As opposed to exchangechannels and equipment furnished to a customerbetween various points without access toswitching network.

service, this refers tofor direct communicationthe Company’s exchange

PRIVATE RIGHT-OF-WAY - A facility route g~anted to the Company on orover private property.

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PUBLIC TELEPHONE - An exchange station installed on the Company’sinitiative, or at the Company’s option, at a location chosen oraccepted as suitable and necessary for furnishing service to thegeneral public. .

1. Coin Public Telephone - A public telephone equipped with coincollecting device into which all payments for the use of thetelephone are deposited prior to (prepayment) or at(postpayment) the time the operator establishes the desiredconnection.

2. Calling Card Telephone - See definition, Sheet 2.

PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBERS - Special conditions where subscriber orapplicant desires his number not to be listed in either the TelephoneCompany’s alphabetical directory or information records available tothe general public.

Issued:


Effective:JAN 11987



RATE CENTERSdetermination

Original Sheet 15

DEFINITION OF TERMS

- Points upon which the airline distances for theof message toll telephone rates are based. In general,

each city, town, or lo~ality is des-ignated as a rate center except thatcertain small towns and localities are assigned adjacent rate centerswith which they are closely associated for communication purposes or bycommunity of interest.

RESIDENCE SERVICE - Exchange Access Service furnished to customerswhere the actual or obvious use is for domestic purposes.

ROTARY SERVICE - M arrangement whereby two or more lines furnished toa customer are assigned numbers in sequence and equipped so that callsto the first number are automatically completed to the first non-busyline in the sequence. Lines beyond the first line are referred to as“auxiliary lines”.

SEMI-PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBERS- Special ,requests where a subscriberdesires his number not to be listed i’n the Telephone Company’salphabetical directory; however, such numbers are on informationrecords and will be furnished upon request Qf the callin9 PartY.

SEMI-PUBLIC TELEPHONE SERVICE - An exchange access line generallyincluding a coin box, furnished at locations reasonably accessible tothe public not suitable for the installation of public telephones.This may include a Calling Card Telephone as described on Sheet 2.

SERVICE - The act or means of supplying commurrication to the public.

SERVICE CONNECTION CHARGE - A non-recurring charge applying to theestablishment of basic telephone service for a subscriber and certainsubsequent additions to that service.

Issued:


GENERAL SUBSCRIBER SSERVICES


DEFINITION OF TERMS

SERVICE LINE - A two-way business individualaccess line, a Centrex access line, or an

TARIFF


access line, a dial PBX.extension of any of the

before mentioned which is required for testing of certain servicesprovided by the Company and which is to be billed at the existingtariff rate.

SERVICE ORDERING - Receiving and recording information and/or takingaction in connection with a subscriber or applicant and processing thenecessary data. Includes travel to the customer’s premises whererequired.

SERVICE POINT - The term “Service Point”. when used in connection withcustomer-provided communications channels denotes the point onz thecustomer’s premises where channels provided by or furnished to thecustomer are terminated in switching equipment used~ at least in part?for communications with stations or customer-provided terminalequipment. \$

SINGLE ENDED TERMINAL DEVICE - A terminal device which terminates onlyone line or channel at a given time (e.g., headsets) .

STANDARD NETWORK INTERFACE - The Network Interface is a standard—Registration Program Jack or equivalent provided by the Company as apart of exchange access, WATS, or Private Line Services.

The Network Interface will be located on the subscriber premises.●

All premises services will connect to the telecommunicationsnetwork through the Network Interface.

For existing installations, the protector or point where facilitiesenter a customer’s premises is to be established as the end of suchservice. Going forward, a Company-provided standard RegistrationProgram jack is to be used as the point of connection to thetelecommunications network. All newly constructed customerpremises will be provided with a Network Interface.

SUBSCRIBER - my person, firm, partnership, ‘corporation, municipality,cooperative organization or governmental agency furnished communicationservice by the Company under the provisions and regulation of itstariff.

.-Issued: Effectivet- JAN 11987



Section ANelson-Ball Ground Telephone Company Original Sheet 17

DEFINITION OF TERMS

SUSPENSION OF SERVICEw arrangement made at the request of the customer, or initiated bythe Company for violation of tariff regulations by the customer,for temporarily discontinuing service without terminating theservice agreement or removing the telephone equipment from thecustomer’s premises.

SWITCHA unit of dial switching equipment which provides interconnectionbetween station lines or trunks.

SYSTEMThe coordinated facilities, including central office equipment,outside plant and customer instrumentalities, used to providetelephone-service to the public.

.TARIFF

The rates, charges, rules and regulationsCompany and accepted by the Georgia Public”

adopted and filed by theService Commission.

TELEPHONE STATIONA unit of service complete with all instrumentalities (e.g.,telephone set, connecting block, inside wiring, protectionapparatus, drop or block wiring) and lines (circuits) , so arrangedas to permit sending and receiving messages through the exchangeand long distance network.1. Company and Service Stations: .

10 Company Station: ~ A station for which the central officeequipment and lines are owned and maintained by the.Company and provided as a part of the Company’s serviceoffering. This term also denotes the network controlsignaling unit or other facilities provided by theCompany at the customer’s premises which enables thecustomer to establish the communications connections andto effect communications through such connections.

.Issued:


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Section ATelephone Company Original Sheet 18

DEFINITION OF TERMS

TELEPHONE STATION - (Continued)2. Exchange Stations and Toll Terminals:

1. Exchange Station: A company station furnished forexchange service and directly or indirectly connectedwith a central office.

2. Toll Terminal: A toll terminal is a Company station towhich long distance service only is furnished: a tollterminal is furnished only where the customer retains oneor more exchange stations.

TEMPORARY SERVICEFor the purpose of distinguishing between permanent and temporaryservice, temporary service is “any” service provided by the cqqpanywhich (1) does not fulfill the requirements of a minimum Servicecontract, (2) would create an unusual expense for the Company causeby the short duration of service.

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TEMPORARY DISCONNECTION\,.

h arrangement made at the request of thei customer for temporarilydiscontinuing service without terminating the contract or removingthe telephone equipment from the customer’s premises.

— TERMINATION CHARGEA charge applying when a subscriber discontinues an item of serviceprior to the expiration of initial service period designated forsuch item. The basic termination charge is an amount establishedfor an individual item of service from which the termination chargeis computed.

TIE TRUNKA circuit connecting two PBX systems for the purpose ofintercommunicating between the stations connected with such PBXswitching apparatus.

TOLL CENTERA telephone switching center at which the operations (manual ordial) function (message timing, switching, and recording) takesplace in connection with the provision oftoll message service.

— Issued: EffectiVe:~- JAN 1m87




DEFINITION OF TERMS

TOLL LINE - For the purpose of distinguishing between certificates for.exchange areas and for toll lines, a toll line is a “line” as hereindefined used in the transmission of communication between any two ormore exchanges as distinguishedindividual central offices within a

TOLL MESSAGE - A message from adifferent local service area.

from inter-office trunks betweensingle exchange area.

calling. station to a station in a

TOLL RATE - The initial period charge prescribed for toll messagesusually based upon a minimum initial period and distance betweenexchanges.

TOLL SERVICE - Toll sezvice is that part of the total telephone se’r~icerendered by the Telephone Company which is furnished between patrons indifferent local service areas in accordance with the rates andregulations specified in the Company’s Toll,Tariff.

TRUNK ACCESS LINE - A circuit or access li”fieover which customer’smessages are sent between two central ofifices or between a centraloffice and a private branch exchange system.

UNDERGROUND SERVICE CONNECTIONS - A customer’s “Drop” wire which is rununderground from a pole line or an underground distributing cable.

WIDE AREA PAGING SERVICE - See Extended Zone Paging●

WIDE AREA TELEPHONE SERVICE (WATS) - The furnishing of facilities fortelephone communication between wide area service access lines andother exchange and toll station telephones in the area prescribed inthe tariff.

Issued: Effect~V~: JAN 11%7


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