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I n tile hjIabtcr of - IN THE MATTER OF P).fE -
-- APPLICATION OF: OP"F1CAt -- TELEPHONE CORPaWTfOFf FOR A -- CERTIFICATE OF AUTWORIW $0
PROViDE iNTEREXCMAICI'G% TEtEC6MMUNICATTONS SERVICES iN SOUTH DAKOTA
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South Dakota Pubt~r f '8,1;srtrl $.~tq$$n;~~--- ;^
500 E Capital A y e Pierre. SD c750i - i tb-;rF
Dear Sir or M a d m
requisite fiiii~g f'ie
Pleas Application i hrther infbrtnarioiz.,
Enclosures
BEFORE 'I'tIE SOUTH DAKOTA PtlBLIC tl?'lLfTIES C'63'E $1 lFSZT)".t
Application of Optical Telephone ) Corporation for Certificate of Authority } to Offer, Render, Furnish, or Supply f Telecommunications Services as a 1 -. . . . . .- - , . . . . , . . . . . .. , . . . .. . . . .
Reseller of Services to the Public.
To the South Dakota Public Utilities Con~mission
Optical Telephone Corporatian f"O?'C"" or " " ApplitafrC k hei~t%t; pe!t.fik~tr'i ~i:c- ".t:lii.;if: 511; : i : .-
A" L Public Utilities Commission ("Cornmission") for E csrttiic;s;c. ar;cnt~ct!%, "clr i\j~il*~~ti' ,F r; tc'i;' * *
toll services in the State of South Dakota *f't~c &~lZir.t**liy pnri.,si i f l f i ~ l 2 f k k : ~ i t f ,rii.i -:,h::-:."i":~~ 2 \ i? - ..
are furnished in support thereof.
I , Name, Address, and Tdephonc Si'rtntlber af A~xpficnrrt;
Optical Telephone Corporation 600 Blvd. South, Suite 104 I-Iuntsville, AL 3 5 802 (866) 3 18-5480 Telephone (866) 830-2365 Facsimile
2. Trade Name:
Applicant will provide its scrvlccs tinder [tit. :l-rirta. 69-a$i-f3:: kr:t-:I ,&. '. r
Applicant was incorporated tlr~dcr ti3c larr.r; e3i' i!;:. S~&t.k: + % < Att$!? :r:94 -$:1
Applicant's articles of incorporation sre attacitcii a$ I:uliaP:i 9. a % ! t t . C L Z
transact business in South Dakota is attached hcrctr~ as i:uD-rt43:! EI
'il".k%!-F.t;'ir 1?,11 t:ii prrtretpnl alfice ir r tire State of South Dakota 0.1-C's registered agent In
"k::k l: i , tr i r % 21'16: &C)~C sllarehnlder of O'TC and owns 100Vb of the applicant's voting
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f lp~.- ( "\I 0'2:1epk~1t1d* Corporation i ; ; : i 4 f%b,d Snuth, Suitc 184 f itsljrrii:lllc. AL, 3 5802 <p;s?!.ra ,? lg.3-tRil 'I'clcp}iolle 4%ijf_j) Isi (C"I-23n5 Facsinlilc
8 ~ l q z ? t + . k t ~ ~ pr iy?i(5~*!;ac~ q~ti'ri~tc as a rcseller of long distance services, and initially plans to ofikr
: q:;(.-a i:fib!ii:i: &:?ti t i ipij;it-bifiiicf) scrvis:cs O'I'C does not require dcposits or advanced payments from
k ; j j , ! i ~ , ~ ? ~ t j+? ;\ ~z\~;:~s\\!css, tic>n-i:dcilities based rescller of telcco~i~~~iunications sentices
? . ; 4 i i ~ ~ , . . t : : k :': $3; lrf1t.: sci-i Lies IY(Y ! h ~ lietworks of local exchange carriers
14 3 t f~i?l;'tt;isiii td'fib.~ x~r \~ ices ta all points (originating arid terminating) within and tlir-oughout
9, Demsvasaration of Financial Competence:
ClTC nlaintains a toil-free customer service nuinber h r all culstomcr cft:cst,ri'ins . !x i i r ~ ~ ~ 6 ; ' 1 : , ' , ~ 1 : : - 8TC: customer service is available 24 hours a day. 7 days a ncek, try catltng tSMst 3 i8-?9Hf?
i Written cluestions and complaints shoilid be addressed to
i Jofitl Ross Optical Telephone Corporation 600 Blvd. South, Suite 104 Huntsville, A t 3 5802 (866) 830-2365 Facsimile
Cnnlrnission inquiries concerning day-to-day operations shiatrld tic: dxrtzctcd i t ;
John Ross Optical Telepl~one Corporation 600 Blvd. South, Suite 104 lduntsville, AL 35802 (866) 3 18-5480 Telephone (866) 830-2365 Facsimile
Questions regarding this application should be dircc.rc$ to
Thomas 1;. Crowe, Esq. Daron T Threet, Esq Law Ofices of Thomas K. Crowc. P C' 2300 M Street, N W., Suite 800 Washington, D.C 20037 (202) 973-2890 Telephone (202) 973 -289 1 Facsimile
12. Billing B[nf~y~.rnafion:
Applicant bills its customers alra the billing mecharlt.s-m5 itfll'tc t-eieva:rf Fi:iai escblar~se ~~t:":;':
$3. Stiates ilrn Which Applicant is RegistereddCcrtificatcd:
OTC is registered/certificated to provide telcco~rrnntt~rea~i~~~~~s sei-x ni'F;':t ,!~kdr'c +d*l f i\-..'~ .di 9
Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky. AIs i i~e, hla!cstrstic5rrt- \$FL-!:CC~:> XI -v :~ ,zz~~$
Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New Yor-k, Sort11 Cnrofir~;~. hottit I>dh:>t4t f lreg.i;t~. i*.ES:i*dc
Island, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Mriscor~sin Applicant ts i r i the p ~ i . t i c > ~ ~ll' ,i;!pti~:-~ R t p
authorization throughout tlse United States I n 110 insttat~cc h i < ~ t \ y ,!~;~piii~iiit~t: ~ ~ C C I I , d~;;~:~t >.;:
rejected Applicant is in good standing with all appropriaic tegulliito~s ast5rriie1i r r : the -e.~t~:i a " r ~ ; i ' r ~
it is certificated or registered.
11 4. Masketin~g Information:
A summary of Applicant's rtiarketit~g inforrnatiun is i i t t c t ~ l l ~ t ~ d kcbiiitlie 1 ;
8 5. Federal Tax Ildentificatian Nuinher:
OTC's federal tax identification nt~rrrbcr IS 6-3- 1271ti. 2'3
86. Siamnaing or Csa~nrning Cornplailrtsr
No complaints have beer1 filed against c'l'ff* li,x the tkir,l;:;~it,vzi;r:d . > t i . t T ~ j : r ? : ~ : ~ 3 ' ~
telecommunications providers nor for charging cust~.rmeTs rile sc;atccs il.r:rr 11,i.c~ :;;IF :~;:p'i ~tz~ji~;t,+d
17. Dcmoaastratioia s f Managerial and 'I 'C'K~'~II~C~"P~ ~ : ~ ~ ~ a g ~ r f ~ ? i : t * ~ :
A demonstration of Apylicarlt's nlanageri;-ti arid rceirtr;ts,r& Ck~rt?rd;~i :h, t ' P, .~ t ;$ i t~- i t .<~i f ~ : - ! i ~ h f : , ? =
Exhibit E
88. Accouaating Wecord?;:
Applicant's custodian and locatior? of its ilfCOtlil!tf~;; r ~ s , " ~ m i ; t*
Mark Frost Optical Telephone Corporatior1 600 Blvd. South, Suite 104 Huntsville, AL 35802
See Exhibit F.
Mark Frost Optical Telephone Corporatioli 600 Blvd. South, Suite 104 Huntsville, AL 35802
See Exhibit F.
As dcnuonstrated above, OTC respectfully requests that t111c Cnmi~~tssisr~ gfarrE $11' ;!13E7%bf
opp1ic:ttion LO operate as a reselIer of long d i s t a~ce services.
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3h,&..z?-: -".A- - - -- Nark Frost Presidlcrl t Opticral "f'clcy?htxri. C'crrpotatic7ri 600 f3ivd- Stril~ir, $trite \ETd I-ltint~silfc. Al, 45802 (256) 705-1522 Ttslcpfinrrc (256) 705-35 ! 3 E;tict;irt$lle
Qf Counsel: 'Thomas K. Crowe Diir~rl T. Threet E,AW OFFICES OF; THOMAS M, CROWE, P.C. 23110 M Street, N.W., Suite 800 Ivoshington, D.C. 20037 (202) 973-2890 Telephone IZ02) 973-2891 Facsimile
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bt:rrk Frost, Affiant, being duly sworn according to law, deposcs and says tl~at:
bit. is President of Optical Telephone Corporation;
. - t ftat IIC is iillt110ri~~d to and does make this affidavit for said corporation;
'nlat Optical Telephone Co~poration, the Applicant herein, acknow1cdgt.s that it may havc 311 obligation to scrvc or continue to serve the public by virti.ie ofthe Applicant comnicrrcing tX~u rctldcring of service pursuant to this Application consistenlt with the Public LJiility Codc olqtllcl Statc of Solrth Daltota or with other applicable statutcs or regulations;
'Fhak Optical 'ITelephonc Corporation, the Applicant herein, asserts that it posl;cssc~ tflc rsquisitc technical, nnanagerial, and financial fitness to render public utility sctvicc within tlzc Statc of Sotlth Dakota and that the Applicant will abide by a11 applicable federal and st:uc laws 8116 rcgulations and by the decisions of the South Dakota Public Utilities Comtnissiur\;
'l'lrat the facts abovc set forth are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, infurnintit~n, find bc l idnnd that hc expects said colyoratio~i to be able to prove thc samc at any irt.:lrirag h~rcof.
-- -"'..,".. Signature of Affiant
Sworn iind subscribed beforc me this y day of I+L3ust ,2001.
My ct.hinrnissjon cxpircs 3c.,Y1 , , fi , c.g 5.
S~P;PZX OF k k ~ N 3 ~ DQM&"E~G FOR-PROFIT CQRPCPW~ON
. A m a . ~ ? QOF ~ C Q W O H ~ ~ . T I O N G m a m
[email protected]: STEP 1: CWACT ME OFFICE OF THE SKRRARY OF S n m r \ ~
Snip 2: TO ~NCORWWE, RLE THE ORIGINAL, WQ COPIES OF HAME RESERVAROM IN WE C O U ~ WEE WE CORPORA~ON'S R E G ~ O O ~ E 1s LWZIJ. THE SEGR~IY OF STATE'S FlUME FEE IS $58. PLEASE CONTACT M E JUDGE OF ~ R O ~ & I ' E TO VERIFY RUNG FEES;.
M c f e 1 The name of the corporation: . T c p h ~ r y Cc\r enc,.bn -- ' _iC_'___j
Ar?:cde ii The duration of the corporation is "perpetual" unless oth~zm$se stated'
A?icie 111 The corporation has been organized for the following pu,rpose(s): 7 - " G \ + - r e x\lw or I1~n3 PI,~+ZCY?CL p-YeY_I.L YI I&-
- -" ---.- A ! The number of shares which the corporation shali have the authofiiy Lo issue I s J J ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ G L -
Aitick? V The street address (NO PO BOX) of the registered ofice: (om3 bQd~:-zcL.-",-e-A- - ~ w S ~ ;SUI\-~ 1 0 9 \hots u , \b ! F\L 353&+~-.-,* and the name ear the registered agent. at that office: M n y u. F cos+
IYUU-*Y_-- ---. Adid@ Lri The name@) and address(es) of the D~rectarjs):
Arficle Vl! The name(s) and address(es) of !be Incorporator(s): \Y vu L ~ c ~ r ' ~0 n\,,ct ~e -0- .a
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An provisior'l that is not inconsistent with the law for tlie regulation of the interrral affairs of Ike ~0:pcrff56ri ar Y or ihe restriction of the transfer of shares may be added.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, the undersigned incorporaicr execuied these Articles of Ir!izorg~~rnl:arr
0t-l :his the \5*, day of b b c h -----G-..--,- xQS2j
rl.lrS DCjCUMENl' PREPARED BY.
f\rulul~- Ff-09- Ih3nJr3vl\\cI P r l
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Type or Print Name d Incorporator
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I, Tommy Ragland, Judge of Probate in and for the Cocnty and Strtz aforw&d, hereby certify that the within and foregoing is a m e , correct and complae c a p sf Articles of Xnco~pontion for
A? .< Tt
as same appears of record in my office.
JL.L< Given under my hand and seal of office this / 6 day G~L~AL
2 0 ~ ~ " / . A.k
I, Jim Bennett, Secretary of State uii tho Stah at ;hd.lbamn. fia+&~g aep~fedj- 0% the Great and cdpd Se&l of s&& S b k &e & I I ~ ~ F g-yy B ~ B - F ,
pursuant to the pravisionm af $ @ c ~ $ c ~ A 2 Q C+@& <2$
Ahb;arua 1975, and upon an e ;z&g6L f i& t af =gpg$&i",j&& gr-r:&r$&
on f i l e in t h i s office, zke f.i.;Yl~g+iwq gaq,~g&:~ ylai%& fp gjicrgqalr;;ie,$
as available :
This domestic coqoratio:: Raze is ~$rc.spf',agcj;ll &,.a g;*py3rc,2p3~5~i
Madison C o u n t y and i s f QE he B X ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ * ; ~ ; E&J@ p & ~ ~ : q $gi2g1-"; $:j: :i
BLvd South S t e 2 ~ 4 , g ~ a p h g ~ . y * . i $ h ~ ~ s ~ a , j l z $ 5 ~ 8 3i;~;.;.;j, g e +:?:+?
hundred twenty days beg",.:~E+w E~ s k:appz& g Z~:(; IH k % g ~ $ g ~ f i t j ,::,;kpi< T.
2001.
g:+ :- - 'pq"rg$ OWG,-\?if Z.-%-a"IOi"4;: '?$i,+ E D ?:: t3fj,,, ik ... ,
to transact busirless in this staxe.
. Secre~ary of State E Z S . , ~ ~ w q r - ~ n - r ~ ~ T u - ~ - - . i ~ ---...=, - "k State Capitol @) 500 E. Capitol Ave. F.Fr EEF T 3t-8 "4 +zt% qZ8$?J P~erre SD 5750 1 eel-? i G b *
Phone 605-773-6843 pi
Fax 605-773455 0 ., F *% 3% y > L wli;l Application far C:eP-tifasate of A u t h o r f ~ -
firsuant to h e provisions of S W L 47-8-7, the undersigned corpoctkion hereby qp1ir"s k t ;9 Ccb:t~~%;-; i f r - ,&-~h :I.-
businas in the State of South Dakota and for that purpose submits &e f'ilc~wkng $isicmi.:::
(2) If h e name of the corpomtioo does not coniiiin &c vioid "corlwni?9rP. *coi;ipu~~+'*.:-$~Rb;p . i - % : ~ t ! ~ .-.: 'by :y$ ?>; + s ~ w-* , .
c o n ~ l n an hbreviaiion of one of such words, then the name uf the ; ~ ~ r ~ i ~ a n +vr& &42<v3d&$Gz'2-;i;r .i ;i5:;: .: i:---- . <a %w . - sj?$ - t*4\ $ Wb i f
thtreto for use in this state is L '1" - . .- *";1.. -- ~ ~ ~ - U ~ ~ - - ~ - r , - r , ~ - - ~ . i i * < i ; : i ; : - i ; : i = ^ - . i = ^ ~ h - i i L ~ &
ut
r s Mars? ,i 6 2 2 4 . 4 . - 8
(4) The date of 1t.s mcorporatic.n 1s -2 3D&;& p ~ ~ ~ r * ! ; i ;:L $ i7 ir &a-Y b s ~ 4 j 7 i . -= ?:.wr >$ r" Cr& 4 * pqetuai , is P e ~ t u a f --r~~f- IF
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( 5 ) The address of I& principal o a c e in the state or cwintv urldeu 'j"l i ~ i w rztf W ~ S $ t t ~;I"IZI i i \ q= - f i c~ f$ i i rd 6432 Boulevad South, Suite 104. H~nkvilie. Wabm~a ,I ..g
p ~ " * W ~ & i Y L - I r . " , - .- T I ~ : - 7 & <:-I .d ---- --&- '. -&r-dLz .<- m & h g address if different from above is.
t6) sweet address, or a satement that there is 30 arj;jpCeI, sf ri!~ o&p%yiii:& fir;figirwti$ ct:E;jJ$ #;$; :?.t;~$.* ~-.e, c - i , .;q %.t,t*.*t, :..,,,*a I?:: b;!; *"i. !.;I 'g..'Fi ,=? 2% ,,i$ 7 i! ,<" ..' '"
300 South Phillips Avenue, Suite 300, Sioux Falls, S3utt; Dakota - F7,wY ,,,wTduaM4a,m..,- .,.,-.. . .jii.~~,. .:? %?, g- C ! ,.%. f ; L ~ . *,% L*,, .. ~$2. ,,.- ,... -., --*.-... , - . Z Z J ..-- ?.,a,.- .,,,. -,,-.+.s-*,
und h e m e of i s agent Stare cf S z [ r i . u $73: &&rzi;? $$ ,&$~'Y;S~~~~~~$~~$~~&~~~~~;~~,_,,,__, . ,
(7) The purposes which it proposes 10 pursue in &i: ';ranwcrjthr: of ~ 1 ~ ; : . r ~ ~ 5 ~ + , :a &+? f<,$;tt&c i r f !$~;.a$& Pi:&,$;$ ,~f.:;: $>, ..jZLi<jt$<;. gl,;:s&>.:;e'r.
Lmq Distance Reseller ~ ~ , ~ - ~ ~ ~ . - ~ 4 ~ ~ ~ . ~ , ~ , ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ L - ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ s ~ ~ 7 : ~ w . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - ~ A ~ ~ . . ~ ~ ~ ; , ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ , ~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ ~ v , ~ ~ . . ~ ~ ~ ~ . : , , ~ ~
(8) The rimes and respecrive: addresses of its dlrr~tts~!; and 0f5,;esb a t
C) r - pa+,*p ; I & W * F - . tt.= , -. f.? :- , , . Name r itce: Thtft xs.*+ac 8 % , i r ~ ~ ~ ~ v , ~ ~ , . > .,v; 2%
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(9) The aggrega.tr: number of shrues which it has a~ihr.:r:tji rs t ~ ~ ~ r ~ ; : ~ ~ : < : -?.? ,;:,+c..:+:;3L * r e F - - - f ; ~ ~ : g ~ - :~ j '~~x' ,? , , .;%.~~-:f,: .;:?;;;.s
md series, if m y , within a clsijs is:
Nrrrnbei of shares
(f: 0) The aggregate number of its issue4 shares, itemized by classes, przr value of z;krax;, crkltvym *'"t.l~3t3t3jt 9% s d + ' * h * +&,=J a& +~~~~~ ~ Z F S ~ ~ - - watbio a class, is:
Number of shares
1's V ~ U B FF sF&m ir"r .;&.::rmtnt ~24: Class Scriils % b a r s -u% r&~t&aag p a %&tz~.:
12,QoO -- = Common --- &&~Ar[3L'&t3?. _ _i_i _----..-_;_;_--_,_I.-
(1 I ) The anount of its stated capital is $ 5 0 , m LCrr I i?-i?--X. - - -I --- - ,A
S b z s issued times par value equals stated capital. Ir? the case of no p;u s ; ; l l ~ s tsk , sS;1:0Yj l:+bi ; k?x ;ca* i&=&n TZ~*"--#T@ FGF &t5 issued shares.
(12) This applicstion is accompanied by a CERTTFTCXTE OF F.A.CT t2r A CEKiTFlC,&TZ OIF W'is'rP 'TfA?iS%Y?i*%;>- a~howledgzd by the Secretary of State or other uKcer having custody sf coqmmte ct:\.%f~ : 5 ~ =:+;cc *: i~-i-z:i~-~ DT*~:~~: 3v&+:s$ k'>.r:.ki'
ir. is incorporated.
(T 3) That such corporation shall not directly or indirectly combine cr makc my ct?.a:,h:t n ;:hi t:\'t.;3t';"3-~:3: a;;~~t2<is;. $ 9 : g 3 .>r hmacic , through their stockholders or the ~rustef-s or ~ S I ~ X I S of such siockh~I,lcru. u: w:th , m i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ s ~ ~ i 5 r p . , t t : , ~4~k i$~* i~~z Q F grrsom, or in any manner whatever to fuc the pncsls, limit &e pra4wcron i ) ~ r ? g i ~ i & ~ , ~ &c ;f.t~'Lq%!??ii;&?~'~ c:F ifl;f CV*. ;+.qi~r;%-t&.~t
ro is to prevent competition in such prices, production or tt;ansprh%tio~ oi- he B Z G & E I S ~ C ' F C ' ~ J I ~ - X L ~ ~ ; , - T ~ :kc:~Fi~e
> . (1 4) Thai such corporation, as a considznt~on of its being pnn:ncd ttx bcgrn c x CO;~~I:;U;Z iloiitrg bt;-r:~~*:+i y.*.uii,dis.;t gL,- 3-1r :l ,?- s.ir;rii":
Dakota, will comply with a11 the laws of the said Suie wtth regard tu foteigxt c ~ ~ ~ ~ F ~ ~ ~ ~ I ~ ~
The app1iciirion must be signed, in the presence of a noury pobTt6, by ttrc .:.f the bc,r~id ,.5L;if~~k-;,2~;i i ~ b P~ thv*., -2b:s:t~ e s . ~ 9 &?-.$# * - $4- by another officer
I f3ECL.G-E htB AFFIRI\.f UNDER THE P E N x L ~ Y 01: PEWf,iRy I t j : t T TE;ff\ .$$'$[,!iL,,+f i:; f?. $1 $ f F j 5 1 ~ ' ; s
AND CORRECT
STATE o ~ l $ l t ' T C D l l N T Y OF 6 1 1 !
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1, -, c? w', -, c >", .--, a naa i i f pubiic. d c ~ hcrcby cc:txf$ :&it$ QXS wh&&emL ~8 &:&&.&:&z ,keaz,-m,: t3 z..uL=a.:,hs ry. X,ci + ;;
pwsondly npp~wed be n-w-w-w Q%$$~~,:# ti:F tc~9% $ ~ ~ k . i$:2$j ,;ifl+$gkF, :.;@%%$ &+;kc: p&.3$!~$ &r - 3 ~ 3 3 1 dPW-
a \ T ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ & ~ ~ ; ~ ~ ~ ; ~ ; s ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ " & , ~ ~ &&<%$ ji,mek i~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 4 - i ,- ,. $8;ig%7.+.tti ,&-
o G c a of the cnrpcsnrion, and the statncntj theroln cantlined are tstc 1 ,I ,,
8::)' ?.$:,A",*.,.
Ntlrtlnal Seal
g ~ ~ ~ o + + ~ n ~ + * ~ t 4 * ~ t ~ ~ ~ t ~ - ~ f r ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ * ~ * ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 4 ~ a ~ ~ + + ~ $ ~ ~ * ~ * ~ + t ~ + ~ * ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ * ~ ~ ~ ~ * ~ ~ r w ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ w ? ~
The Consent of Appointment below must be signsrd hy OFw crgi*b~ced f ige$x~ lc;te$ ha ~zi~tzb*r ikx
Consent af Appointment by the Regisreried AgenS
I , National Registered Agents, Inc. hereby give mmy iar8lscct ro ..;ei-;t -1s rize :ttf~a~~t. ' ! fnmz of rcgtstcrcd agent)
agent for OPTiCAL TELEPHONE CORPORATION -+--------
(corporalc name)
Vu'f P i Z;IIG B, Scutfgga:~;. +Ld 2 t- ., 5 - :;* .,
']The proper f i g fee must accompany the application. %falie cltecks payahEr ta Eke Swr*Ii~rq exf5r,49.1'..
F E E S C H E D l l t E
Authorized cqi taI stock of 155.000 o r i r l ~ i $367
Over $25,0(30 and not exceeding I 0il.t3t?8 a i ~ . Over $100,000 and not exceedmg S(jO$t%? I 38.; Over $500,000 and not exceeding 1 ,QO+S.f?tj~l j ; - Over L1,000,000 and not exceeding 1,50Tr,OC1i, :is>
Over $1,5r30,0011 and not exceeding 2 ,Or!@ ,!~iic? % . , " 5
Qver $7,30!),000 arid not exceed~ng -.- 7 50t2.0%?rk : , h e
Over $?,500,0(50 md not exceeding 3 .i~fliI,Gt'c r T i - >:*>
Over f 3,00tl,00O and not exceeding 5,iBQ,rti3!7 2:lr:
Qsar S3,500,000 and nor exceeding 4 $f&.Qf2i? A;>'* Over $4,003,000 aod not excmdmg 4 .SiffS,Ot>@ 5ct i ' Qvw $4,500,000 and not exceeding 5 ,OOQ $St3
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Far each addir ~nal$500,OC)O, $40 in addition to 9550. Fer purposes only of computing fees under th sectlon, the dollar waIuc r ~ f caih rir:!;a?~t,t:4 IK!?.~~:: Ri.,i.zxg .z :,z +% tk~.:. : i '~ : : *r T*4::i: i.1
par value and the value of each authorized share hab-mg no par valthsz: .;dp:cl,rf EP ~-trti: 1/11&l&@Li ti~-!.Lsfi r%u'euf :I$ 12 $t: .:- 5 : Z ~ ? ~ - C I
m o u n t charged under this subdlvis~on may not exceed s~xtcen thau:ii~nr.! t?brlI.xrs
Ff L I N G INSTRUCTIONS:
'The application must be signed, m h e presence of a notap pubire, by tS;s c h s r m : ~ ~ $4 Be Fb.-b~rJ l , ~ : ' b f : f ~ t i ? ~ i ~ l , :'$ g~$::L<~~it. ;IS@ 3 % ~
other offtccr. One original and one photocopy of the application must be rtsftn~9'ffasth~
The application must be accompamed by an original, currently dxfed, CE14TIFXC'ATE BfiF FACT .e ,; t"fi;R'1"BPlt"' %.f% fP$x G$OD STAMDING from the Secretary of State in rhe state where !n;clqmmtr'4 rt pkw.~tt~~:t~j~-;y a - i r : ib r ;i,- : f g+ + , 1 , p j b Br shr>uld be dated within ninety (90) days of submitting it to ofit offifice.
$out11 Dakota law requires every corporation to contmuously m~rntau: s r~:s:c!eas ,!f fh:% .ctsr ,ke ih.2 r:i.;~.~~v :.; ,j'; .rii Lr;.:l~rt,,ei : . v c l
the appltcation) 3 1 2 regist.-red agent's address 1s cons~derctf the bdgl$t:;i~*c(L i>fEce .t-?,iie. < ?r: T :"! ~4";.1t .+) , I : kbC ; j x ;;i, ; '\
cnrnplcte 5trcet address must be listed for service of prrsccss
The Conscnr of Registered .Agent portlon must be s rpcd by ihc Sotrih I);s5, 7:s ra::r-.h.v:2 tti
'._, _. ._, hf;iii the application, certificate, and tiling fee [c:, he Sccrcm:; of Sba:p_*, t , ~ ; ~ ~ : r t . ~ f , ~ ' 3 ~ k ~ ; ~ I S h ; :?:.~i:: @.. 6.,,19\~;+j,; r3,,~c.J~~;3,i:f- k{ii+~f.:z $'?501-5070. The duplicate ar~d a Cenificate of hu&ort~j wlit : d ~ ~ f i ~ c ; f f (~t ';;.;ti :J7::,~3i~.ii
I, Jim Bennett, Secretary of State of the Stnte of~Qshnma. hawing r\n3trr&p of the Grect and Principal Sed of said State, do htlpeb3 r-nrtiSy that
the domestic co-rporation records on E t i g p L;: pF9 i2 ..:fgf?*
disclose that Opticaf Z ( ~ l e ' f i h ~ ~ ; @ :::c.~~-p;1~:-~~2it:::; i,:7$zt~'-+:57$
Madison County, Huntsville, ?&.35aaa c~ y f x ~ c : : i - 2ty~ ; - - * u further certify that recer& d s r2cg ~ r , g , , : ~ - L ~ ~ 5kn;- g a k 3
Optical Telephone Caqara t ia;? has 2-e.e:t d~~':ig.?:-3 Q ~ E ~ , ,"
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Date
OFFICERS
Mark Frost, President 600 Boulevard South Suite 104 Huntsville, AL 35802
Soh Ross, Vice President 600 Boulevard South Suite 104 Huntsville, AL 35802
Mark Frost, Treasurer 600 Boulevard South Suite 104 Huntsville, AL 35802
John Ross, Secretary 600 Boulevard South Suite 104 Mu;ltsville, AL 35802
DIRECTORS
Mark Frost 600 Boulevard South Suite 104 Huntsville, AL 35502
So,b.n Ross 600 Boulevard South Suite 1.04 Huntsville, AL 35502
Optical Telephone Corporation was Incorpor-sted in ?blarul~ 20111. :Is such. t i L~LT::~
rkot have auditud financial statcincnts, an incornc statcrncnt, or n strticr;~cnl c ~ f rctalj-retil
earnings. Despite this, as dcrnonstratcd in thc Ralancc Sheet rtt!,srlretf jtercti-j, IF-'E':~'
maintai~zs a current balance of $183,694.41. Such capitalizztior: i~ ndccyrate tu Grr;tncc
OTC's initial telcco~nmunications service offerings.
As Optical Tclcphone Corporation is a switchlcss resctfcr ;~rld cft?es f r t i . t t l t$i t ,
operate or lcnse tclecommur~ications facilities, i t has no lcasct or ~ i ' t ~ ~ ~ t ' r ~ l ' t i p t~biig:~ttb*ttxa 3f
this time.
4D:2.t PM
aniaal Accrtiat Basis
OpBicaB Tebephone Corporation Baaance Sheet As of June 30,2001
ASSETS Current Assets
CheckinglSavings Regions Bank
Total CheckinglSavings
Total Current Assets
Fixed Assets Equipment
Cost - Equipment
Total Equipment
Furniture Cost - Furniture
Total Furniture
Total Fixed Assets
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES Ik EQUITY Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities Loan From Shareholder
Total Long Term Liabilities
Total Liabilities
Equity Net Income
Total Equity
TOTAL LlABlLlTlES & EQUITY
Jun 30,, O f -- - .- - . -
EXHIBIT D
MAIWIETING INFORMATIOF;
MARKETING BNFBR%f;iS~l'l(3S
,As a newly-fornied company. tZpp1leant does r?c~t passcss tleiit,;fc:i rnarhc:!;rg
tnformation ar this time Applicant intends t o urilize telemarkering as a part of $15 ntcrnIlt
n~;irl;etlng strarehy and will use an independent third-party cot-ilpany :c? icsnfif iz~ pti;tr:~t~*
carrier change orders in conformance wlth 47 CFR 3 64 1 100 A sample .t~it.iil;ir bc~ti.i~l
trxnscr-lpt 1s attached
OPTICAL TELEMARKETING SCRPPT - S(3UTFI-I DAK07'z+%
I ' t t~: I:; [~Selciuar~kctcr NanlcI v,.lth Opt~cal Tclcphonc Corporation 1 am callrng to iiltroducc ! otr tu OTC's long rfri:t;rrici. scj.;,lcc a11d offer J ~ O U a free g ~ f t for tqing our s c ~ ~ ~ c c
13'1'C' piides itsclf on provnding statc of the at Telecommun~cations scrllcc Our r a m nrc: 35 I C ) ~ 3s h cents pci- mmutc 1~1th a $5 95 monthly servlce fee And for tr).ing our sen*ic,e jrcu n.111 rcccive 1 500 frce rrllfrtltes u:a kilter OTC callung card
AFT >OH lnt~r~stcd 111 taking advantage of OTC's low rates and hlgh cjuallty scrv~cc-- - _ _ _ "
dfl vou rlcc~l to do IS to listen to the following announcement and ansuicr the questions nt the cnd and >ou c;trt
swc cnjoy1ng O'TCl's great scrv~cc
Arlfiuuucen-eent and Digital L 0 A Recording: Ilaldependernt Automated Verification Systcnl J;Tsnit.wicrr/wtcr Ldrop.7 qflrhe line]
7"l~:lnk lo t i for sselcctlng Optical Telephone Corporation as your Long D~starlcc and I,o(;al I'ixrg Distance fi,.fr:pl~r.,tti: ncrvicc provldcr
1%'~ nt O'TC arc conmm~ttcd to providing our customers ~ v ~ t h the nation's hlghcst-qi~al~l:, . most ~1-f~)rci ; lhl~ 1t311g
C ~ ~ S ~ L ? I ~ C C scrvlcc
:L1u1 noxi !ou can try our low 6 ccnts per minute prin~c-time rate \vlth a low $5 ?5 n~onthl! t'cc 3 r d rt'crLltc
1 Still frcc i~llrlutcs on your Optical Telephone Call~ng Card rcdeemablc at 100 minutes per. rnunth tbr t 5 rr~unt 11s
lY~; isr nnst\er thc follow~ng questions You may prcss zcro to spcak \vlth an attcndnr~t :it an! timc
Arc you 18 years of age or oidcr'l I f ! au are thc pcrson a~lthorizcd to makc changes and/or Incur clir~rgcs fbr this ptlonc nittrbber plcasc statc your complete name and address at ttic tonc Do ?ail selcct Optical Teicphonc Corporation to be !;our long dlstanec prc)vidcr &)r si:rtG-rtb
-sratc and ~nternatianal calls') Please say yes at the tone. Do 5.011 also select OTC to bc your instate long dlstancc prov~der') Please say yes at the tcirtr..
Do you autliorlzc OTC to change your current scnrlce? Please say yes at thc torrc, Do you understand that you can only have one long d~stancc provldcr pcr pllunc ilu~l~be;''
Please say yes at the tone. Your previous long d~stancc prov~dcr was -- 7
Do you have any addltronal tclepho~~c or fax numbers. athcr than -- (recite ututltficr 1 that !30u want included on your OTC account') To validate your account, plcasc state your datc of birth or rnothcr's maldcri 113111~ titi: totlc A smail charge may bc asscsscd by your phonc cotupan?. for charig~ng Irwg distnllce iarl-t<r.; O'TC ~ ~ i l re~mburse you for t h ~ s charge
E'nti ttrll rtcclve a t\clcomc lettcr with your calllng card m 2 to 3 tsccks If you haw an! qucstlons. ~ i d e l s i i t ~ l I I t r k ~ ! C)L.IT SLIS~CS~IZCT S C ~ I I C I : department at 866-207-3220 Thank \,ou for choosing Opt~crtl Telephone 1 i+ifs:'if*311iiil, ; ~ l ~ d h : \ \ ~ n good day
EXMISIT E
tlf;;%%d)?uSf RAVliliION OF IbHANAGERIAL A N D TECHNICAL COiklPETENCE
DEb-;B-l10i*LIS'TR44FBON OF MANAGEMAIL COMPETENCE
fA2pr~cnl Tclephonc Col-poration's day-to-day operations will be managed
p.rri~;l:rrrfy bj hXnrk Fr-ost. Mr. Frost has o-ver 12 years of business experience including
j ~ i : ~ : r i ~ ~ t ~ ~ i ; int i nporrttiuns ~i~anagemcnt. Mr. Frost's extensive technical experience
ci.iiq!locf 5 i i t t 1 his rcccnt employment for a switchless reseller of intcrexchange long
ifi>f;3r1ce S C I - ~ ~ ~ C C S h3vc cnabled him to develop ara extensive understanding of the
~rj'crzrtitjn!; of long distance resell organizations. A copy of his resnnic is attached.
! , ) i~t i~ i~ l 'l'clepl~one Corporation's technical operations will bc managed by Mark
i-rnh!, f);l\i'id K. Rui~ncttc, Scotty Sliarpc, and John Ross. Mr. Frost has over 12 years of
tcilhtticnl c?;pcricncc, including software custon~ control development, technical support.
;!i~ci cortlputcr programming. Mr. Burnette has 10 years of technical experience inclliding
t~s l \+ i trk ndn2inistration and l~ardware/software installation, configuration and
r:milrtenrtncc, Mr. S h a q ~ c has five years of technical experience including network
irt%~~~i~.tir;tratic,n and syslems administration. Mr. Ross has 6 years of teclinical espcricnce
~trcluttiil;: wobsiec dcsign, database crcation and riiaintenancc, and network
:trSntrnit.lnxeion. l'i.~c. rcsurries for each of these ir~dividuals arc attached.
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Mark J. Frost I
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Q j t & a ~ ~ ~ Chntinuing employment in the field of software development with a company in which my bn~kground. sk~ l l s and experience can be best utilized to meet or exceed company objectives while wp tnng to a pus~tloil as high a s my abilities and oppomnity permit.
fij%gmii Vocauoiral training and aviation principals through the U S. Navy Electricity and Electionics courses at bfariettz-Cobb Vocat~onal School. Currently ~ 'o rk lng on a Bachelor of Saence degree In Cornputcr Science at Kennesaw State College Completed courses in C:C- p r o g m m i n g offclrcd through ZedNet (Interactive Internet Training). 1 ~ f f e r four y e u s expcrlencc in aviation cicetron:~.; u ~ d eiijht years civilian experience in analog and digital circuit repair '-1s well as five ye:trL of li tnrioiss programming
g:~&c!s 11bJ~~B.Prcrrnt IX1 Cor~in~unicntions. inc
In ch'irg: of ma~n~rrinlng and updating records for cunomrr seryrice
: q-- t t j ~ W Q EIITrcll D r \ slapment. inc (. ,jr:r-m iontrol dr\elopment Provide suppon and msincenmse on c!b.isring cus:om iDn';i3i5. i ~ h , i h i!~i:i,dc C$miprehq,ion Plus. FakPlus. Encrypt-It Plus and Communicalions L i b r e Rs rpo~s ib iz for crrating ;I TAP1 interface that will ulrimatcl~ be used ill merging two rxisriag p i ~ d ~ c r ~ together :i,!,i.;::. dzi.ci:>~rci ;m FTP proioEpc for Dynamic Cpdarc rvhich tviil br: :eleas~ng !arc; chis !car :x ul,i,l 4 , 4 *.??* .:,.dii>. i \t:otc :he dialog logic for dynamicaily craeting use: defined dia!og Drrscri 'hat arc
i,-::;ri.n:i> i~scd ii; ;hs selicsiracring modtiirs ot'sonprsssion Plus ~ 5 . Devrlopirig in t-1ie;osoft - Su~pc!r; :quires knorvledge o f VB. FoxPro. Delph~. and j evs r~ l other pruerarnniin=
Ik1s.11:~ -7
M orbc:! lin 1 crcdi: control 5: stern. ro pre-qual16, prospecri\,e buyers, this project ~nsluded ~arr:fac:ne rs ~ r h major crrdrr card bureaus. and dlso a l l o ~ ~ e d crcdtr checking from rhz \.Vortd i\.'rde t i .:b p:ojc,-r inc!udrd hc3.9 LIXPI. TAP1 and database sror'h 1 wns ~ l s a rnitrumrnial in ~ n r s h t n q
TS tLt!+" e !lei< thr ' i ~ l ! , -\!aich 7_0(il) q:, stem. a program designed io aid auto dealers in jelling to pr p - . 2nd ust..! L-r bu;. rrs
i (i-'25 1 , ~ x t;=00 >k~~Fiz! .7 inc ?'cc>rkrd ,.,n the Lnin~rallcr design team designrng prorotbpes for L'nrnjtaller J i) in Visual b s i c . :\urki.r! r\;iusi+.cl! In Spanish. a zip iompatiblr Windows pragranl for cnd users In Visuai B C w c 1 l i a r r. v,:i;!c.n Dl-1.5 in Visual C-- I 5 2 . and Visual C-- versior, -1.13. In the slrursc of wi~rktng i n Quairt? &sur3nie I t c ~ i t d hlic;ol-trips custom controls in borh Visual B;wc and L'isurri CiC--. rrpt3r1c.d bug.;. and looked for 3n appropriate irork around \\hen engineering :?z \$as poing :o tnks ion9 to rrp;iir .-is a technical support mgrnrrr. I prnvidrd I~elp to dcvrloptrs using the Ilrciirf-{tip custorri conrrols, and devciopsd a firmer understanding of the Windows XP 1 I also 1c:irned thc >-fli:osoFf Founda~ion classes for Visual CT- in the course of rrnp1o)mcni ;tt \-licaHeip
5-'3-1 ( ( 8 IR-95 A-lnrirtta Gsoreia technical Stippon btanaeer \irro[e e\.arnples for using the EllTech custom controls in V~sual Basic ,inL 1 ~ s u , ~ l (: ^I'hsss produc:~ ~ncludcd f-auPIiis and Compression Plus Pruvidcd phone. RRh. and FA\ siippun 6 ~ r FllTc.ch Lontrol:, Xlonagcd thr ovrrall operation and and hnctmns of the trchnlcal suppnr; ilrb rwon
t-?i*i rrr 6-9.1 - Skap ll ,ma2cr Rsrich Technician Repairri! . i d calibmted all y p e s of ,~udtornslrrc tcsclng equipmen[ Eq~iipmrnr incluiie3 ailti~t>mc:crs, typmxnomr.rcrs. ABR. ENG rqu~pmsnt Dutier iricludctf t roubleshoo~~ng ti?
L c ~ r r ~ p t ~ r ~ c n t le\el. c a l ~ b r ~ t i o n .~nd \\orking w~thrn ? X I standards. c l o ~ custoriler rclstions Pftm,itc.! to shop rndn4gc.r. Jutirs ~nluded mnn;igement of personnel. \cork schedul~ng dnii rrr.iir:iLuning p d n ~ stock It::sl5 Specinl i~td tcsting equ~pment ~ntolbeil [using zound meters dt)crrr,c!rr-:. .lnJ artitic~al bcms r n ~ t o ~ d s
525 Counc~i Fires Ct Phone (770) 851 -2690 Alpharena Georg~a 3OC22 €-mall [email protected]
John RO -*-."---*
@bj@c tive Ta obtaln a challenging and rewarding Computer Engineering or IT posltion wlth an organrzatlon that will effe~:tively use my experience, tralnlng, and achrevements
But~rnapr 8ii Offerlng a comprehensive background of educat~on, train~ng and qud@%Risms experience In computers, troubleshooting, assembly, maintenance,
repairs, personnel tralnlng and supervlslon, technical support, and irnplementlng polic~es and procedur~s Strengths include excellent organrzational, time management, leadership. interpersonal, and problem sulvlng sk~lls Hrr;hly motivated, self-starter, w~ th team player abllrties 1 have experience with NT 4 0 Workstation and Server. W~ndows 95 WFW, and DOS operai~ng systems I have worked exterlsrvely wlih Mlcrosof Ofice products such as Access, Excel, and Word I have expsrlence w~th SQC Server 6 5 1 have desrgned and marntained Web Sites using Mlcrosoft FrontPage and installed and marntained a webserver uslng lnternet Information Server 4 CI
1995 - Present Alpha NetLvorks Aipharetra, Georgia
Network atad Office Design
Desrgned, installed, and maintain networks of 100 + workstations using Wlndows NT 4 0 Server, Windows NT 4 0 Workstation, and Windows 95 for several companies I designed and maintamed databases using Mlcrosoft Access I also crrated company web sites usrng FjlicrosoR FrontPage, and worked closely with the programmers to design custom software Installed and marntarn the Company Webserver using Internet lnformat~on Server 4 0 Desrgned and rnalntained customer service infrastructures
1990 - 1995 Apollo Printing Inc R~cardson. Texas
Managed a pnntlng firn~ Did all the scheduling for 6 pressmen did some of the graph~c artwork such as typesetirng, logo design, and literature design
A~~;r;uwdiOia tions I have taken and passed all requrred and elective exams foi Microsoft Certified System Engineer for NT 4 0, including the four core operatrng system exams and two elective exams, TCPIIP and SQL 6 5 Adminlstrat~on Also have taken and passed all requrred and elective exams for MCP + Internet Certificat~on mcluding llS 4 0 zxam
1989 - 1992 R~chland Commun~ty College Rrchardson, Texrar;
Business Administration
I have completed several core classes and buslness classes
I speak English. Span~sh, and Italian
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EXHIBIT F
INITIAL TARIFF
Opticai Telephone Corporation South Dakota P t j E' "Tar;S'F X;'n f Clriginal l'itft. STka.a.a
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m s a l Tele~hone Corporation
000 Blvd South, Suite 104 Huntsville, AL 35802
RESALE I NTEREXCHASGE TEI,ECO?IITWlUN I f : ?-TI f Q-~-SSj!J$J~~~'j~ ----
'This t,aritT contains the descriptions, regulations. and rates apl~licablc t ~ z the CLrt~tsIlir'ts 3f
tclcetr~nrlr~u~lications services provided by Optical Telephone Corspuratlon tvit6iin thc State ttf
South Dakota This tariff is on file with the South Dakota P~rblic ljitfiti~s Cnmtzzissiur: f"Comrnission") Copies may be inspected during rlorn~at business ilotlrs at the a"u;np:r~~t'x prirrcipal piace of business, 600 Blvd South, Suite 104, Huntsville, AL 35802
Optical Telephone Corporation is a provider of interexchange tetcl=axrtr~nrnic~a~ic~~~s sessiiccu clrt 2
"I-trcx~i- bwis Service is provided for the direct transmission and reccptinr~ or vr;isu a ~ ~ d data cnmrnrznications between points within the State of South Dakota as an acijunct to Qptrcttl Teicphone Corvporation's interstate service
Mark Frost Optical 'I'elephofie Corporation
600 Blvd South, Suite 104 Huntsville, hL 35802
(256) 705-3522
Oj~ticnl l'elcphone Corporation South Dakota P U C Tariff Na 1
<-*---- Original Sheet No t
CHECK SHEET
'Tilt: Titlc Sheet and Sheets 1 through 34 inclusive of this tariff are effective as of the date s h o ~ \ n rat tire bnttotl~ of the respective sheet(s)
$14EEl- REVISION
Title 1 7 L
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 1 4 1 S 16 I7
Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original
".--..----- -- - f m;?;spcclr Effective IMe f h ! ; t ~ ~ d R y Mark Frost
Optical Telephone Corporation 600 Blvd South, Suite 104
Huntsville, AL 3 5802 (256) 705-3522
Optical 'Tciephonc Corporation South Dakota P U C Tariff No I
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CHECK SP?i@ET (CONT'D.)
Original Original Originai Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original
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Rlfark Frost Optical Telephone Corporation
600 Blvd South, Strite 104 Huntsville, AL, 35802
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Optical Telephone Corporation South 14nkoia P C Tariff ;+&I 5 Originzi 5ht'ct hti .; ---- - ---- &----
TABLE OF CONTESTS
Title Sheet Check Sheet Table of Contents Concurring, Connecting and Participating Canie~s Explanation of Symbols T a r 8 Format Application of Tariff Section 1 - Technical Ter-rns and Abbreviations Section 2 - Rules and Reguiations Section 3 - Description of Service Section 4 - Rates
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Issued f;fTcc!:\ c f hit.
issued By Mark Frost Optical Tclephonc C:crry.roratinn
600 Blvd South, Suite 104 Huntsville, Al, 35802
Optical Telephone Corporation Souti1 Dakota 1) t: i' i'arrff Yn E Origlnai St~ec: Xis 4
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CONCURRING CARRf ERS
None
COihdNECTIWG CARRIERS
None
OTHER PARTPCIPATIXG rCARRi&&
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Optical Telephone Carporacisrr 000 Blvd Sou~h, S t ~ i t e 164
Filint sville, AI, 35802 (256) 705-3522
tjl?f rca! r eiephont. C orporation South Dakotc? 1' I, C TariE StJ I
EXPLANATHOP4 OF SYMBOL:$
(C) To signify a changed condition or regulation
(D) 'To signify a deleted or discontinued rate, rcgulatiorl or conditi:ln
(I) To signifgr a change resulting in an increase to a ~=useomer's biii
(M) To signifL that material has been moved from another tariif'ltruatit~ut
(N) To signify a new rate, regulation, condition or sheet
(R) To signify a change resulting in a reduction t m a c~rstt>nlcr's trii!
(7') To signi@ a change in text but no change to rate or' charge
Issued itssued By Mark Frost
Optical Telephone Corporation 600 Blvd South, Suite 104
Huntsville. AL 35802 (256) 705-3522
~ ~ j l ~ r c a l Telephone Corporation Soi~th Ilakota 1' LI C 'I*rtl-iff 50 i
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TARIFF IFBRMA'T
.i , . Sheet Warmlbering - Sheet numbers appear in the upper right corrter of the sheet Shee~,s arc nunlbered sequentially Ho~.vever, occasionally, when a new sheet is added betxveen sheets already 111 effect, a decimal is added For example, a new sheet added be~v;;ecn sheets 14 and 1 5 would be 14 1
R Sheet Revisinn Numbers - Revision numbers also appear in the uppcr r i ~ h t cornct,r vf iacii shect These nurnbers are used to deternlir-ie the most cii~rcnt shcet \ . ~ r ~ i u t ~ OII fiic wit11 the Commission For example, the 4th revised Sheet I4 cancds the 3rd Keviwt! St~cet 13 Because of various suspension periods, dcferrills, etc the C'rzmr;tissior? f'ez-ffczu s in their tarifTapproval process, the most current sheet nrl171bci o n file s r t h tkc C'arnmissiutz is not always the sheet in effect Consult [he Check Sheer for the sheet ct~sriir111y i r r c_\kTccr
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Issued l'ihkcti: c I)atc. 1 S:LI ed By ;L/Izi-k Frost
Optical Telephone Corporation 600 BIvd Soulh. Suite 164
f-luntsville, hL 3 5802 (256) 705-3522
Bpticnl Telephone Corporation Sautt~ Dakota IS I: 'T3rtfT?t-&3 1 Original 5h:c.r Si:
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C Paragraph Numbering Seqt~ealce - There are four levels of pitragraph codir~g f:Lxl~ level of code is subservient to its next higher level
Check Sheets - When a tariff filing is made wirh t4te C'on~mlssiorr.. a11 updared CqhtlrL Sheet accon~panies the tariff filing The Check Sheet Iisfs 1111r; sheets ~t7tltai~'d $71 i i ~ t - t~,r:t?' n l t h a cross reference to the current revision number Qitlcn new shccrs ,IK 24dki$. ffic
check sheet is changed to reflect the revision A11 rcvisictns made in a stracri Girng ,t:c designated by an asterisk (,*) There tvili be no other synlbols used Gn this ~f'aceh cf Z ~ ~ C ? C
are the only changes made to it (i e , the fornrat, etc . remains rtlc smiu, li~%I r~c-~iwd revision levels on some sheets) The Tariff user should refer to the lrz-,.:esr GAeik ";\eel 1%)
find if a particular sheet is the moss current nn frle sn;ith the Carrtrrlisstirr:
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Isfiuec~ E:$F~c;it-c j>a:e Issued By Mark Frost
Optical Telephone Carpcsratirin 600 Blvd South, Suits 104
Huntsville, A1, 35502 (256) 705-3522
Optical 'l'clephone Corporation S ~ ~ u t h Dakota P Lr C 1-wr:fl"l".ia 5,
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APPLICATION OF TARIFF
This tariff contains the rates applicable to the provision of speciialized iiltrastatc resate cem:aalzat't carrier telecommunications services by Optical Telephone Curpo1ratii3n betzvccn various lc~caiions witlain the State of South Dakota All services are interstate orerings tntrasiatc scrly"lcr: :s an add s n sewice available orlly if the Customer subscribes to the Conrpany't; interara~c. ofid-i;ip:.
--. I-- .*. . Xssuc:d Iifi:cci.lrac Dare tssucd 134' Mark Frost
Optical 'Telephone Corporation 600 Blvd South, Suitc 104
Huntsville, Ai., 35802 (250) 705-3522
t,l;)t:;s~ic;i 'F'clept~one Corporation South Dalcata P Lj C Tariff No f
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SECTfOW h - TECRNPCAL TERMS AND ABBREVIIATIONS -- ~1ur:olirtf Code
:I ~lur~lcrical code, one or more of which are available to a cuslorner tc7 enable ~dcnrification of' individual users or groups of users on an account and to allocate costs of' service according1 y
I'wlicd Station
The fcrmir:rnting point of a call (i e , the called number)
!t cizrcl issued by Company containing such account nu!-tlbers assigried to its Customer" \\;t~ich enables the charges for calls made to be properly billed on a pre-arranged basis
' f ix South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
Clpticai 'Fe'lephone Corporation
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i S ~ U c.$ EEcciivc I'>aie f ~ ~ c d By Marlr Frost
Optical Telephone Corporation 600 Blvd. South, Suite 104
I-funtsville, hl, 3 5802 (256) 705-3522
Optics! Tclephr~ne Corporation South Dakota P U C Tarif'f No t
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SEC'FlfON 1 - TECHNICAL TERMS AND ABBHtE1bliATI169XS (COKT'D,) -
T~IC person, firm, corporation or other entity which orders or iises service a t~d i:; r-csponsiblc for payment of charges and compliance tvith tzriff reguiatian
'15isco11nect or Dtsconnection
-. I hc termination of a circuit connection between the Originating Static-n and the Called Station or the Company's operator
MC"B.S~~TCCI Service
The provision of long distance measured time communications telept~orrc s e ~ i c e tct customers who access the Company's service 8.1 its cantracted i~~terevchange carriers" switching and call processing equipment by means of access facilities ohtair~eri from tcjcai exchange cornrnon carrier-(s) Company con~ractcd interexchange carrier is r-espimsibie fix arranging the access lines
'T'hc originating point of a call
--"-....-..~.-- -"---.".--- Xsst;ccI EiTecait-c D z ~ ~ c i~suurli fly Mark Frost
Optical Telephone Corporati011 600 Blvd South, Suite 104
Huntsville AT ?CRn'?
Qprical Telephone Corporation South Dakota P tii C TariFS~s E
--- Orisjnai Sheet No l i .,.*
SlECTlON B - TECHNICAL TERMS AND ABBREVIBThBNS (CONT5D+)
P~~in r of Presence:
'The point of physical interco~lnection between the local exchange company's !nc,zf iletwork and the interexchange carrier's network (""POP")
Presubscribed service where subscribers are billed for and remit paynlent suE?se(juent to the pr+ovision of service.
Subscriber
See "Custor:~er" definition
Travr:;i Card
See "Calling Card" definition
Geographic Points which define the originating and terminating points of' a calf in rnathernatical terms so that the airline mileage of the call niay be detesrnincd CaH nrilcage is ~iscd for the purpose of rating calls.
..".-..."..?-""".. - Isst~cd EfTectiv~ Datc issued By Marl< Frost
Optical Telephor~e Corporation 600 Blvd South, Suite i 04
Huntsville, AL 35802
Oyrlrieiil 'i'c,.icpl~f>t~c Corpctr-ation South Dalcota P U C Tariff I'4o I
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Original Sheet No I2
SECTHOW 2 - RULES AND REGULATHONS
2 I f f om.tpany's services are furnished for telecommunications originating andlor terminating in any area within the State of South Dakota
2 1 '3 Ckr~rilarly is a non-fhcilities based provider of interexchange teiecommunications to C'~1stomer-s for their direct transmission and reception of voice, data, and other types of r:onrrrtunicntions
&. ? 'a ",c~:np;tt~y rcsel!s access, switching, transport and termination services provided by knrt:x excl~angc carriers
2 I 49 { ' u ~ ! c I ~ I ~ ~ ' s rnortlhly charges for Company's service are based on the total time C~is t~n le r accuully lases the service For billins purposes, tlae duration of each call will be rounded up in sixiy { G O ) second increments unless otherwise specified
2 i 5 S~itljcct, to ixvailability, the customer may use authorization codes to identify the users or 11s~: proups on an account The numerical composition of the codes shall be set by Company to assure compatibility with the Conlpany's accounting and billing systems arid $3 avnid the duplication of codes
2 5 h T'he Compar~y's services are provided on a monthly basis unless othenvise provided, and kirc available twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week
*" .?...-. " -.--- - -------- - --- f %,uic:d Effective Date.
Mark Frost Optical Telephone Corporation
600 Blvd. South, Suite 104 Hul~tsville, AL 35802
(256) 705-3522
ISplie-itI Tclepi~une Corporation Soluth Dakota P LT C Tariff %a 1
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Original Sheet &(.fa 13
SECTBION 2 - RULES AND REGULATION% (CCBNT9D.)
>4 1 1 A , I Scrvicc is offered subject to availability of the necessary facilities and/or equipmenr arrd
subject to the provisions of this tariff. Company reserves the right not to prowide senqce ro or from a location where the necessary facilities or equipment are not available
? 9r 7 , C'ompany reserves the right to inimediately disconnect senlice upon its written r~oeice wtrcr~ rlecessitated by conditions beyond the Company's cantrol, or when the Customer is using rflc service in violation of either the provisions of this tariff: or in violation of the ia~r pt ' sunnt tlo Section 2 3
- 7 % I L l'he To~npany does not undertake to transmit messages, but offers the use of its facil~tics
rzrhen available
2 Z 3 'Title to all facilities proklded by Company under these reg,ulations remains in Con~party's name
2 2 5 Prior written permission from the Company is required before airy assigrrmen: 01' transfer ,-all rcgi~lations and conditions contained in this tariff shail apply to all such perrr-ritzcd :issignces or transferees, as well as all conditions of service
a".,-".*..--- --- *'..- I s : ~ L I L . ~ EKe~ t l i c f k t ~ Issued E3y Mark Frost
Optical Telephone Corporariori 600 Blvd South, Suite 104
Huntsville, AL 35802 (256) 705-3522
E S ~ f i i : & i I'ricj:l'"nane Corporation South Dakota P U C TariENo i
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Original Sheet K a I4
SEUr8'710N 2 - WIJB-ES AND RECULATHdPNS [CONT' D.)
2 3 i i;t.~lza may be used for the transmission of communications by the customer
'$. ? 1' . Se,.n~ice miry not be used for any unlawful purpose or for any purpose for which any p+nwrt or other canlpensation is received by the Customer, except when the Customer is a duiy aurh~rized and regulated cornmon carrier. This provision does not prohibit an art-a~rpenleni between the Customer, authorized user or joint user to share the cost of ssrt.'ri=,r:
3 7 - I T'hc I."i~mp;iny strictly prohibits use of the Company's selvices without payment or an
a~t7idance of payment by the Customer by fraudulent means or devices including prnuidins f'afsifi~~i ccliing card numbers or invalid calling card numbers to the Company, providing filsificd or ir~vaiicl credit card numbers to the Company or ill? any way misrepresenting the idt.*i~tity C Z ~ ttic Customer
ERective Date. Mark Frost
Clptical Telephone Corporation 600 Blvd. South, Suite 104
Huntsville, AL 35802 (256) 705-3 522
Opricnl 'I'ekphone Corporation South I)akia:a P Ej f 'Tarrt:' 5ir i Origitiial Sheck %6,.( 5 i ------. .- --."
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGUL,ATIONS (UON'T'D,) --
2,4. Li~hihities of the Company
4 I Tile liability of tile Company for damages arising out of the fiimistiiny i f at6 lifP+?iC;i, .'. including but not limited to mistakes, omissions, interniptions, delays, or et'rrlrs. t b t t5thet defects, representations, or use of these services or arisi113 QLII of the ilaiiurc t t ~ f;,lrr~ish the service, whether caused by acts or omission, stzall be dcterrnir~ud rrl rtilcorrian~t: +if,!\ Sctii:h
Dakota law The Company shall not be liable for any kind Pr nature n-I~atsuevtr ni-ssi;,, it of any defects or any other cause
2 4 2 Company shall be indemnified and held harrllless by the custot'uer ngattrst
,4 Claims for- libel, slander, infringement of copyright o r unaitti~tsrtzcJ lssc of ~ c s a trademark, trade name or senlice mark arising txrt, t ~ f tile i*lxatr*ri:ii, dpifa, information or other contenl transmitted over coix~pany's frtciiities, ;urd
£3 Claims for patent infringement arising from cor~~binirig or canncctirig f ' t ~ i ~ i j ? ~ i i ~ ~ ~ b
fBciIities with apparatus and systcnls of the Cusaomcr, ar!d
c AIP other claims arising out of any act or unission of the Ctrst~rncr SF t't>ittldif/iZi
with any service provided by Con~party
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Optical 'P-elcphnnc. C'orporatio~m 600 Rlvd South, Surte 104
I;iuntsvillc, A t 35802 - - - - -
CTpr~cni 'I'ulcpt~one Corporation South Dakota P 11 C Tarift' 30 t
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (CONT'D.) -
2,4. I,iabilities of the Company (Cont'd.)
2 4 3 'T'he Company is not liable for any defacement of, or damage to. the eqtliprirent oiL 13rmiises of a customer resulting from the fkrnishing of services when such clefacert..renr or diu~~agc is not the result of the Company's negligence
FGo agents or employees of connecting, corlcurring or other participating carricrs nr crjnlparrics shall be deemed to be agents or employees of the Carnpany without tt'ritten authorizatic~n
2 4 3 Q:CITTI~;IIIXY shall not be liable for and rhe Customer indemnifies and holds harmless t-iilrn anti alri a!l loss clairns, demands, suits, or other actions or liabilities whatsoever. \vt~cthrsr suR-crcd, 171a.de, instituted or asserted by rhe Customer or by ;any other party or pcrsor~. f ~ ~ r ally personal injury to, death of any person or persons, and for any loss, darnage. di?friccn~cnl or destruction of the premises of the customer as any othcr property, wI.it.rlter owned by the Customer or by others, caused or ctaimed to hzve been catised directly or ~aidll*cctly by the installarion, operation. failure to operate. mainte.r1;3nce, renos.al. preserrce, ccmdirion, location or use of equipment or wiring providied b y Cornpzny n-here such ti~stallation, operation, failure to operarc. maintenance, condition, Iocaiin:~ or use is r'icft [he direct result of the Company's negligence
Marlc Frost Optical Telephone Corporation
600 Rlvd South, Suite 104 I-luntsville, AL 35802
(256) 705-3522
i4picaf 7'elslcphonc Corporation South, Dakota P IJ CC 'TaritTScl f
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Original Sheet Xc! 17 -
SECTPON 2 - RULES AND BBEGEILATHBNS (CONT'D.)
4 1-inbiiitiss of ithe Company (Cont'd.)
T h o Company is not liable for any failure of performance hereunder due to causes beyond rts control, including, but noc limited to, unavoidable interruption in tEre u o r k i n ~ af i l s c~rtzilits or those of another common carrier, acts of God, storms. fire, floods. or other catastrophes, any law. order. regulation, direction, action, or request ctf the L.'r~i?ed Stares Goverr~rnent, or any other governmental entity having jurisdiction over the Company or of any department, agency, commission, bureau, corporation, or other instrurtreiati4ity t7r a i ~ y onc or more of such instrumentality or any one or more of ss~ch goi.ernnicntal entities. at of any ci\.il or military authority; national emergencies, ir.r!;ilrrections, riots, ~ef'lcflitlns, wars, strikes, lockouts, work stoppages, or other labor difficulties. or ~rarwiths~ar;dirrg :inytl~i~ig in this tariff to the contrary, the unlawhl acts ol' the C'orz~pany's ;isents arrd cr-r~ployees, if committed beyond the scope of their en~ployme~t~t
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I~~ ,ucd Eiffccrivt. Ihie i!;;~l~cd Mark Frost
Optical Telephone Corporatio~~ 600 Blvd South, Suite 103
Huntsville, AL 3 5802 - - - - - ---
Optical 'I'elephonr: Corporation South Daliuta I' U C Tarrf N o I
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SEC'FI(0N 2 - RULES AND W@GUW,ATI[OKS (ICONT'B.)
2.4. B,iabi!iQies of the Company (Cont'd.)
:? 4 ci 'I-t7~ Cornpariy shall not be liable for damages or adjustments. refunds, or ca:tikellarrtm t!f
char.%es i1111ess the Customer has notified the Company, in writing. of art! dispute concerning charges, or the basis of any clai~n for damages, after the irlvoice is rcrtdcred by the Company for the call giving rise to such dispute or claim. unless ordered by rfre C'ommissior! pursuant to South Dakota Ian Any such t~c~tice must set forth suf ic i~nt Facts ti-, provide the Company with a reasonable basis upon ivhicil to evaluate the Crrsturner's cla~ms or demands
2T 4 '7 Tl:e Company shall not be liable for any damages. including usage charges. tt;at the C:i~stomer may incur as a result of the unauthorized use a i ills con~munrca?,ions eqtiiprrtenl '!'he unauthorized use of the Customer's comrnunicatiorls tkquipntent inciudcs, \ ~ t r t is ;ior tirr~iseci ro, the placement of calls from the Customer's premises and the piaccrrrerlt sf cart?; ti71-011gh Customer-controlled or Customer-provisioned equipment that are trarrsmnrtted ar carried aver the Company's network services without the aiuthcrrization of rile C~istouttcr Thc C:ilslomer shall be h l l y liable for all such charges
2.5, iFre1:uaiB Subscriber Responsibilities
(Reserved for Future Use)
-"..--- ".---.,"."."-~-.-.-... -- Issued Ilfktarivc Idatir ~:isucd BY Mark Frost
Optical Telephone Corporation 600 Blvd So~lth, Suite 10.3
Huntsville, XL 358802 (256) 705-3522
UpricitI Telephone Corporation Sou~th Dakota P t i C *a'artF Li.7 E Ori@naf Silccf St3 t'Z - -- --. , ,--
SECTION 2 - RULES ,AND REGULATIONS (COXT'D,)
2.6. I[rwterraaption of Service
2 6 1 Credit allowance for interruptions of service which are nor dud: to f,c?i?~p$ii> ' 4 ZC,'fiting tpr
adjusting, to the negligence of the C:ustomer, or to the fjiiurc n-f cttanr~eln ci;tr:irn1;i;%;t and/or cnmn~unications equipment provided by the Custunne;.. are sti.bjjtit,"t ~ C T the gt'trcrixI liability provisions set forth in Section 3 4, herein It sItlall be thu c>blisirtii~rl- ti% the C~~stomer to notify Company of any interruptions of sen-ic:c Befi'tre g~.iinp f ;~~cTt nuriaz:, the Customer shall ascertain that the trouble is not beins cairseLl by any iictior; rsr c : i : i i ~ ~ i \ ~ t ;
of the Customer, not wlthin the Customer's contra\
2 No credit ailowances will be allowed for an in terr~~pt~or~ ~f sent6:t'r f i a t ~+i?.i:iini:~lLiy
duration of less than two l~ours
2 6 3 The subscriber shall be credited for an inte~mption of twcr huurs tlr razorrc. a t ~ht: rirec nT I!ltjOth for each hour over two (2) such hours of inrtlrrrrpti;rrs gig tl-t it. rrtaliimrrrr: raf Oit6Oth multiplied by the average monthly iisage bill of the Ctisromcr If scrvkcz as activated for less than one ( 1 ) month, the monthly usngc arft,uiiilir st:*~f$ be Jer::a~rrincd bv extending the actual usage for the days of senice tu thirty t 305 (fays
2 b 4 In the event of foreknowledge of an interrt~prian in sartice Fu'crr a pri.l.c?d c~ccecltng hours, the stibscriber will be notified in writing, by anail, at kas; rxrw \ict% :ativ;it~ct:
Mark Frost Optical Telephone f'csrporati;iai
600 Blvd South, Suitc Ifbl Huntsvitic, A1, i 5802
clpitcal 1 eicpnone corporation South I3akota P L: ill I'artii-Nw I
---- Oris~rtal Sheet Nrs 31". -, ---..=..---
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATION:!$ (CONrf"D.)
2,?, Restoration of Slewice
The use and restoration of service in emergencies shall be in accordance .tv':t!r prmn 64, Subpart D of the Federal Comrr~unications Commission's Rules anti Regutatiarls it'hrcia specifies the priority system for such activities
The minimum service period is one month ((30 days)
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Issued EfTectivt. i3ate Marlc Frost
Optical Telephone Corporation 600 Blvd South, Suite 103
Huntsville, AL 35802 (256) 705-3522
Qpti~al Telephone Corporation Soiuzh Dakota Pt IT f 'I"ai.tt3' %ir $
Clrigrrrat Sk7:%:1 $-+ Z ; --"-u".,.d--.-.--*A-.-A -
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGgJLAT16)N$ (CONT'D.)
2.9. P~ynnents and Billing for Postpaid Services
2 C3 I Charges for senlice are applied on a recurring and nonrecurrirrg basis Scr.\.ii:t: is !arovtd~d and billed on a monthly (30 day) basis The billing date i!s depcndtr~t rlrt tire EfiEinp qdt: assigned to the subscriber Service continues tts be pu.oviclt.d t~rrt t i cilnlseted bv :tie Customer with no less than 30 days notice
2 9 2 The Customer is responsible for the payment of all charges far ?;en-ices riirri.tsi~cd t~ !kt Customer Charges are based on actl~al usage and are billacl inrsnthly irl :trrc:zrh
* . 3, E) 3 Billins will be payabte upon receipt and deemed past d~ic IIcix ( l i l ) days ;ifr;t.r. Z*;SEI,::~CP aizd
posting of invoice Bills not paid within thirty (30) dnss aRer tI~c date of pijs~it;~g are subject to a 1 594.1 late papnrcnt charge for the unpaid haEnnce, ns tiit: I:~US~~TIXXYF~ 3lt0tli;ihEe under state law Each account shall be granted not less tIlnrt r~nc ct~rrtplrtt: h l~~ i \ . t ' i ~~~? i k ~ f
late payment charge, pursuant to Commission rules Ci1srr7imt.r~ shaXi bar, nurif1~;l byZ t ~ k t , ~ : :
when eligibility for forgiveness of late payment charge hrrs Ibcen u t i l i ~ ~ i f
2 9 4 'Fhe name(s) of the Custorner(s) desiring to use thc service must be sct e;rur\ti rn i ! 1 ~
application for service
Mark Frost Optical Telephone Corpcir-atait~r
600 B l ~ t i South . Suiic 103 Hul~tsville, AL, 358f12,
(256) 705-3522
Optical Telephone Corporation ~ ~ i t i ~ h r ~ a ~ l ; o t & f * ~ i l i ; s a l r i f - h t : i
("]&j?i;& S ~ T G G ~ :G:x ZL" LdIYLIIIS..I.-C-'A-~4- '--'*A -*_a i i -L- -- -- i
SECTION 2 - RB;H,ES AXD REGULATFO%S; (COS*%'"B+)
2.10. Billing Disputes
2. 10 1 Billing disputes should be addressed to Company's Giistlumrr ssr~ice C f i b ~ d i 1 : ~ : 5 ~ l i ~ ~ %<;&
telephone to (866) 3 t 8-5480 Gus~omcr Service is atailabic tiiit:ltv~fir5ir hf ' i3~4 pt=i Gii't..
seven days per week The Custonler has 180 days frarri tiwe $ 3 ~ the $zit! t a s r"r-+/~ec$ ik5
dispute the charges OII the bill
2 10 2 In the case of a dispute between the C~tstanlcr and the Ccmn~panw t;r; scr.vicc Riir~+~t~ed to the Customer, which carrno~ be settled wit11 rnutixnl satisEiic;tii>ri- OEIC CL'tl:3~ti~~t:r i;,~,n t iki: %he following course of action
2.10 2 1 First, the Customer may request the Contparty pcrkkrlria ata u'il-tieprgl tc;:irL+ %hi &llx:
disputed amount (The u~ldisputed port in^^ and s:ibst;~lttrnr hitis rni.xsr bc pad {oo a timely basis or the service nlay be subject to dit;corztrec~:rit~f~j
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Tssrtcd By blark Frust Optical Telephone Corporation
500 Blvd South, Suite 105 r- iu~t~\~i i ic . AI,, 3 5802
(256) 705-3522
Optical Telephone C:orporation Souti: X3i:Aots P i h , C' 4 ai-E i-.i. i [frngrr;,t{ SIlipc: %;c 2 1 . . _ - _ _ _ . . _,--+.&-->_ A- **A_* --.-is.= A- i-
2.10. Billing Disputes {@ont9d.)
2 10 2 2 Second, if there is still a disagreement zbrs~tt iht: dli5p:irt~~: RFS1t313f:-I dfit:r tile investigation and review by a manager of the Cc~nsysn~, rh,: C'rtssi-~mer tt"r+
- -- appeal to the Conilnission for its im~estiyatii~ru anti ~tt.cijrilrr t l;c ;t~fdrc%k i3f Gtc
Commission is
South Dakota Pi~blic titiiitres Con~rninss~rxr 500 East Capitol Avenue Pierre. SD 5750 1-5070
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Issued By Mark Frost Oprical Tclcphone Cnrpn~ar ion
600 BIvd South. Suitc if14
Fiiints'c~illc, :41, 3 58G2 (256 ) 705-3 522
Optical 'Telephone Corporation South Dakota P Li C Tai-CiTKc;;ct I
.-,----=* - Original Sl~cct Nu 34
SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS (C6dN'H"I.l.)
2 1 1 1 Customer may cancel service by providing wrirten notice to Conlparly 10 days prior- to cancellation.
2 1 I 2 Custorrlcr is responsible for usage charges while still connected to the Cornparry's service i ind the payment of associated local exchange company charges, if army. ibr- ssi-t-ice ctlarges
2 i t 3 Any non-recoverable cost of Company expenditures shall be borne by the custollier if
h 'The Customer orders service requiring special facilities c1~:disatcci ro tire Customer's use and then cancels the order befiore s ~ c h senrice begins, bet'lrree completion of the minimum period or before completicrr~ of some period r~~tttrraity agreed with the Customer for the non-recoverable portiorls of cspcnditurtls, or
a X.,iabilities are incurred expressly on behalf of the Customer by Conlpant. a~ rd :tut f~tlly reimbursed by installation and monthly charges, and
C Rased on an order for service and construction has either begurt 01. hi&$ heir-11 can~pleted, but no senrice provided
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I:;sued EtTcctt~e I);itr: Issued. Hy Mark Frost
Optical Telephone Corpor-ation 600 Blvd South, Suite 104
Huntsville, AI, 3 5802 (ZS6) 705-3522
0pt:i:sl 7'elcphone C:orporation :South Dakota P Li C l'arifY Nv f
--.-..&-*..--.-- - C)ri$inal Sheet %a 25 ---....----
SEC:TION 2 - RULES AND REGUILATZOIE (CBNT'H).)
2 12 1 C'umpany reserves the right to immediately discontinue fi1mist:ing the service to custonlcrs ~vithout incur-ring liability
A I n the event of' a condition determined to be haz.ardous to the Cusrorner, to other customers of the utility, to the utilities equipmen!:, to the public or to e r n p f o ~ ' ~ ~ ~ of the utility, or-
f3 By reason of any order or decision of a court or any other governmental ituthoritv which prohibits the Company fro111 furnishing such senrice, or
c' I f the Company deems such refusal necessary to prolecE itself or tilit-cI i ~ r u r i c h against fraud or to otherwise protect its personnel, agents. facilities or sea-viccs without notice, or
XJ For unlacvhl use of the service or use of the sewice for unlawful purposes, or-
ri 11' the Customer provides false information to the Company regardins the C~istorner's identity, address, credit-tvorthiness, past, cun-en! or planned ttse of Campany's services
...eS~'----- -- --.---.'----- 1 S ~ L ~ C C ~ EEectlve Date 1 smcd Ilv Mark Fr-ost
Optical Telephone Corporaticrn 600 Blvd South, Suite 104
Huntsville, AL 35502 (256) 705-3522
(fp~ica! Tcicphone Corporation South Dakota P li' C Tariff No i
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SECTION 2 - RULES AND REGUEATTiO~ (CONT'L).)
2 I2 Z i -~nlprany ruay discontinue service according to the following conditions sew pun ten I l f 3 t days u:rittrn no~.ice
:"I For violarion of Company's filed tariff.
B Fur- the non-payment of any proper charge as provided by Cc?nnpanyls tariff
For i:nstorr.erqs breach of the contract for service between ihe utifit)' r t i ~ r i
Ctistomer
13 1Y11en necessary for the Company to comply with any order o r requcst of' any governmental authority having jurisdiction
Z t 3 3 'f"hc discontinnance of Service(s) by the Company pursuant to this se~tian does nor relieve t l ~ e Custon-ier of any obligations to pay the Company for charges due and owing k r Service(.§) furnished up to the time of discontinuance The remedies set forth herein st~aH not be excl~lsive and the company shall at all times be entitled to all the rigt~ts avtlilablt: h t r
i t urzdcr l t l \ ~ or equity
Z i2 4 -E?lrc Company may refuse to permit collect calling, calling card, third nurnber billixlg which 11 derermines to he tiaudulent andlor may limit the use of these billing options or S C ~ V ~ G C S
.-.*--<+--------- --- 1,arzticLi Ei'ft.c!ivc Utite is.itird E3!+ Mark Frost
Optical Telephone Corporation GOO Blvd So~ith, Suite 104
Mur~tsviIle, AL 3 5 803, (256) 705-3 522
( $ptir.,:l l"c1cphunc C'orpor-ation South Dakota I3 U C Tarifl'Ncr t
-.-- Originai Sheet Ncs 27 .-
SECTION 2 - IllhlLES A N D RECh/'LATIQNS (CBNT'D.) -
: ; i 1 ticrvicc ibrnisl~ctf by Company may be interconnected with services or facilities of other ai~rhor-ized communications common carriers and with private systems. subject to the ~cchrrica) limitations established by Company Any special interface of facilities necessacs ti;, achlcve compatibility between the facilities of Company and other participating carriers silnll bc providecl at the Customer's expense
2 t 3 2 X i ~ t e r c c n c t i c between the facilities or services of other carriers shall be under the ;tj~plicat>lc terms and conditions of'the other carriers' raritis The Customer is responsible ILI ratr~ng all necessary legal steps for interconnec:'ng Customer provided terminal srjtiipn~ent or. communications equipment with Company's facilities The Customer shall sccure all licenses, permits, rights-of-way, and other such arrangements rlecessary for rnlerconncctjon
'I'he Campans does not require a deposit from the Customer
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Optical Telephone Corporation 600 Blvd S o ~ ~ t h , Suite 104
Huntsville, AL 35802
('lpwic.11 "T'olcphone Corporation South Dalcota P U C 'TaiENa i Original Sttcct Xn 28
SECTION 2 - RULES AND IWEGULA1rXONS (CONT'D.)
Taxes are not included in the tariffed rates.
9 15 2 CL<Q~;_C Pal~hone Surcharge
It? order to recover the Company's expenses and to cornply wit11 tile FCC's pay teleptrunc cunnpc~isation plan (FCC CC Dkt. No 96-I28), a non-discout~tablt: pcr c;ilt ct~argt! i s 3ppiicalble to all completed dial-around calls which originate from public pity tetcphosrurs 1'11is surcharge is in addition to standard tariffed usage charges and any E-tppficable scrvize charges; and surcharges, The Public Pay Telephone Surcharge will* wlienever poc;;slb\c. appear as a separate line item on monthly bills to customers.
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Optical Telephone Corporation 600 Blvd South, Suite 104
Huntsville, Aid 35802
C,yk~?ticd Tcicphone Corporalion South Dakota F) I..' i- 9'arrffhk 5 Original S i ~ ~ c t 3 4 1 9
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SECTION 3 - DESCWPTIION OF SERVICE
3. i . Tirn~izrg sf Calls
3 I 1 The subscriber's long distance usage charge is based on the actual usage uf i'or:~parry*s service Usage begins when the receiver of the called ~nuinber is ans\vered The .timm>!t%
nf the called party's answer is determined by hardware supen-isirzn iri niftich [hc fi*edi
tcfepilune company sends a signal to the underlying carrier's switch csc thtr s~%!l~v,t.;mrc utilizing ailsfio tone detection The timing of the call oci:urs when called pan? ansit-ci-s arrd ternlinates when either party hangs up
3 i 2 'i.jn\ess othenvlse specified in this tariff, the mini~nuri call duration for bil',it?? ;?.itrlailse> ;* sixty (60) seconds with sixty 160) second billing incrernt:nts thereafter
:f ! 3 Any portion of an applicable increment, after the appropriate rninit~?urn tir~rc iclr tfae c;lkil. will be rounded upward to the next increment Calls le:ss than the tnitrim:im~ Icl~igtll wilt bc rour~ded to the minimum length
. . . 1 + - Iliere is no hilling for incomplete calls
Mark Frost Optical Telephone Corporation
600 Rlvd. South, Suite 104 1iuntsville, AL 3 5802
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i3pt1r:at Tcfephonc Corporation South Dakota P U C Tariff N o 1
f-.--*-<.- 2- +-.- .-....-. Original Sheet No 30
tjsagc charges for all mileage sensitive products are based on the airline distance betwecn tht' scrking wire center locations associated with the originating and terminating points of' the call The airline niileage between rate centers is determined by applying the forrr~uta ~ J C ~ L ~ W lo the vertical and horizontal coordinates associated with the rate centers irrvalved Thc Con~pany uses the rate centers and associated vertical and horizontal coordinates that i11.C pr-aduced by Bell Corn~llunications Research in the V & H Coordinates Tape and sppcar in National Exchange Carriers Association Tariff No 4
Mark Frost Optical Telephone Corporation
600 Blvd. South, Suite 103 I-iuntsville, AK, 35802
(256) 705-3522
t3f'tim! Tclepho~ie Corporation South Dakota I) ti C' Ti2r~fT ?GI E.
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SECTION 3 - DESCRHPTHON OF SERVICE (CONT'D.) -
3-2. ~:slrst)atir>a of Distance (Cont'd.)
EXAMPLIE Distance between Miami and New York City
Miami 8,351 529 New Yark 4,997 1,406 DiKerealce 3,3 54 (877)
Square and add 1 1,249,3 16 + 769,124 = 12,0 18,445
Divide by 10 and round. 12,018,445/10 = 1,201,844 5 1,201,844
Takc the square root and round 1,20 1,844 = 1,096 2 1,096 iniles
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lss~rcd f'_f:t.c!ivr Oatc Ess~ieci By Mark Frost
Optical Telephone Corporation 600 Rlvd South, Suite I04
Huntsvilie, AL 35802 (256) 705-3522
S 1 p ~ t m i -1 tllwl~l~onc COI-paration South Dakota P C C' Tarit'f'No !
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SECTION 9 - DESCRIPTHOIV OF SEHaVHClE (CONT'D.)
4.3, OptticnS Tarlephone Corporation's Teieconlmt~nicatioliis Sen~ices
3 2 f Onc Plus Service - enables a caller to complete calls within the State of South Dakota 't'hc Customer. may access the service by dialing " l ' ' , plus the Piu~nberin~ Nan Arca ("'NilA") code and tclephone number (Central OtEce ("CO") code and station iinei
'i t 2 Calling Card Service - is offered either alone or in conjurlction with the Orle PIus Scmicc z c an optio!~al feature. Remote Access to One Plus Service is utilized by Customers when aff rIrc network by dialing a toll-free number and enterirtg an authorization code and tiinling the t~un~ber to which the Customers desire to be connected.
Mark Frost Optical Telephone Corporation
600 Blvd. South, Suite 104 Piluntsvilie, AL 3 5802
(256) 705-3522
Opttcal Telephone Corporation Soiuth Llakijta l3 Li I;L: *l.ai-dI ?+a i I '
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4.1, Service Charges
13 1 1 Qne Plus Servicg
4 1 ?, Ca11i.n~ Card Service
Rate per miriute $0 18
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Optical 'Telephone Corpowtirw 600 Blvd South, Suite Ill4
Huntsville, Al, 35802 ( 256 ) 705-3522
Intrastate
Tl MING 9 1 Initial 60 Sec
$0 I2
- Adi1.I 60 Sec
B -- 3 7 $0 12 1 s
t_'rptic.ai Telephone Corporation South Dakota f' C T;uiiI'Sg? l
--- Original Si-ic~t Xn 34 -- SECTlOiPd 4 - RATES (CONTW.)
4 2 1 I"_uOlic Pay Telephone Surcharge
The following charge is assessed on a per-completed call basis
4 7, 2 FtncNri1 Check Fee
'I'he following charge is assessed for each returned check.
3 2 3 Ijirectoiy Assistance
'She following charge is assessed for each directory assistarlce call
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Optical Telephone Corporation 600 Blvd South, Suite 104
Huntsville, AL 3 5802 (756) 705-3522
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HUNTSVILLE. AL 35804
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fa I -044 In the Matter of the Complaint filed by Suzanne Elrake, Sioux Falls, South Dlkat8, against McLeod USA Te~ecornrnunications Services, lnc. Ragrsrding Paar Qaraltw grQS
Customer Sesvice.
Complainant alleged that written notice was sent to Mcl-eod for changes arid the company response ar:d resolution did not occur within 30 days Complainant requests that the agreernenGcgnttact bePⅇ; b:f: parties tse terminated 30 days from date of written notificat~on
Staff Analyst: Charlene Lund Staff Attorney Kelly Frazier sate Uaclteted: 09/27/01 lntervent~on Deadline: NIA
~701-6946 in the Matter of the Complaint filed by Shannon lTharnbwrg, Rapid City, Sorrth Dakota, against McLeodUSA Telecommunicatiar~s Services, Inc. Re~aridin~ Failktro to Switch Long Distance Service.
Cvvrnplatnant states that he requested McLeodUSA to switch his sewice to Sprrnl Same rang d m b r St rice calls were billed through Sprint but not all calls. Complainant 1s requisstrng that Mcieod refarid r;ii tang distance charges from July 31 forward He is also requesting that a !$I000 penajty be assessea agams! Mctead for putking them back on McLeod's network after partially completing the W I Z C ~ ~n kirg~~st 25. 2001.
Staff Analyst: Charlene Lund Staff Attorney: Karen E. Cremer Date Docketed: 1010310'1 tnian~ention Deadline: NIA
TCO-1 --I 53 !n the Matter sf the Application of TalkMow, lnc. for a Certificate of Aut31arity 1~ Provide Drrtesexchariige Telecomrnunicatiolns services in South Dakota.
TaikNaw, Inc. is seeking a Certificate of Authority to provide ~nterexcharige tele~omnuntcatrorr ~ e j ~ i t ~ c : ~ iei
Sr;luth Wairata The appl~cant IS a reseller which intends to offer interexchange services, rncludtng 8.; ants 291XXXX outbound dialing, toil-free ~nbound dialing, directory ass~stance, data servlaes: an2 krsv.:! csab-d SENICES
Staff Analyst. Keith Senger Staff Attorney: Kelly Frazier Cjate Docketed 9127101 Intarvention Deadline: 10/19101
TCOt-364 i ra the Matter of 'the Applicatian of VarTec Telecom, Inc. for a Cerlificare of Aulhorib to Provide Local Exchange Se~xices in South Dakota.
BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTBLiTlES 6:OMMISSIQN OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
IN THE FJAVTER OF THE APPL1CATl8M Qf ORDER GWP.b"f"tNG 8PTrCAQ EELEPHONE COWPOWATBON FOR ) CERTIFICATE 85": A CERTOFICATE OF AUTHORBBV $0 PROVIDE 1 AUTHORITY lNTEREXCHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIQRIS ) SERVICES IN SOUTH DAKOTA 3 TCO? -q 55
0 1 7 October 3, 2001, the Public Utilities Commission (Commrssion). rrt accarclafice iv,rihh SDCL 49-3'1 -3 and AWSD 20: 1 0:24:02, received an applicatian for a sefiifieate RF: atiihority from Optical Telephone. Corporation (Optical).
Opt~cal proposes to offer resold 1 + and post-paid calling card serutces A proposed tariff was filed by Optical. The Commission has classified long distance sswrca 3% fully cornpet~ttve
On October 4, 2001, tl'ie Commission electronically 1:ransmitted nofrce of the fititr~ag and the intervention deacilrne of October 19, 2001, to intwssted indtvrdwals end ersa'itres No petitrons to intervene or comments were filed and at its November 8. 2001. r.r;eistrx'lg- the C~omrrlrssron cons~dered Optical's request for a certificate of buth~rtty 60~l~l i$~18r?
Stafl: ~ecommended granting a certificate of authority, subjec:l to the condrtron FkaZ gpttat: not offer a prepaid calling card or require deposits or advance payrrtsnis kv&fhr*aut prror approval of the Commission.
The Commission finds that it has jurisdiction over this matter pursrdant to SBGi, Chapter 49-3'1, specifically 49-37 -3 and ARSD 20: 10.24 02 and 20 [email protected] The Can~rnrss~on finds that Optical bias met the legal requirements establisfied 3aa the gtant~f?g uf a certificate of authority. (3pl.ical has, in accordance w~th SDCL. 49-31-3, domorsstrett?b,b suffic~ent techn~cal, financial and inanagerial capabitities to offer tetecorrtn~wnr~~f,~azt~ sewices tn South Dakota. The Commission approves Optical's application far earttfrcate of a~~thorrty, subject to the conclition that Opt~cal not offer a prepaid calXhng card or tdqit~il'~
dgpas~ts or advance payments without prior approval o.f thc Cammrss~on As the Camm~ssron's final decision I r i this matter, it is therefore
ORDERED, that Optical's application for a certificate of authority is faereQy granted effed~ve December 3, 2001, subled to the condition that Optical ?lot offer a pr~paid caltir:~ card or requrre deposits or advance payments without prror approval of the Comm~ssion it is
FURTHER ORDERED, that Optical shall file inforrnat~anal cspiil.s uf tar18 -;f~ar?gesi with the Commlssion as the changes OCCLI~.
Dated at Pierre, South Dakota, this / 3 &' day of November. 2002
CERT!FICAP'E OF SERVICE li The undersigned hereby certifies that this
document has been served today upon all parties of record In th~s docket, as l~sred on the docket servlce k ~ t , by f~rst class mail. In properly zddresscd ehueiapcs, y ~ t h charges prepaid thereon
BY ORDER OF THE GQMMISSlQM
PAM WELSOflll. Carflmrs~rorzar
SOUTH DA OTA PUBL COMM
To Conduct Business As A Telecommunications Company Within The State of South Dakota
Authority was Granted effective as of December 3, ZLCICI Docket No. TCOI -1 55 -.
This is to cei?i@ that
QPTsCAh TELEPHONE GORPQRA710N
is asrthrsrized to provide interexchange telecomrnunicatians C ~ ~ W ~ C E S in South Dakota, subject to the condition that it not oR@r a prepaid calling
card ar require deposits or advance payments without prior approvat af Bht; Commission
This cedificate IS issued in accordance w ~ t h SDCIL 49-34-3 and &R%D 20.10~24~02. and is subject to all of the conditions and limitatians ciz~llaifled iri, the mies and statutes governing 11s conduct of offering telzcomrnunicatiol.~s se#%xress
L&&&PJt&zgw# 200 1 Dated at P~erre, South Dakota, this /3% day of &- SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC UTIL1TtES GOMf\r'tfSStON:
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PAM NELSON, Cornrnir;si.rsr~er