Telephone Services
Schedule of Rates as of September 1, 2017
Residential Service: $27.50/month plus taxes & calls Phone & Internet $66.45/month plus taxes & calls when bundled with FranklinVT long distance. Residential line………………………..……...$18.00/month FCC Access Line Charge..……………….....$6.50/month FCC Access Recover Charge (ARC) …....$3.00/month Income qualified customers may apply for a monthly Lifeline reduction. Business Service: $34.50/month plus taxes & calls Business line...............………………….....$25.00/month FCC Access Line Charge:……………………$6.50/month ($9.20/month/line for multiline) FCC ARC …………………………………….....….$3.00/month/line Summer Seasonal: $29.50/month plus taxes & calls Summer Seasonal Line…………………...$23.00/month FCC Access Line Charge..……………….....$6.50/month FCC ARC ……………………………………..……...$ 0/month Summer seasonal is for six months service May 1-Oct 31. Winter charges are half the ARC, FCC access charges and taxes. Winter service is not maintained. Terms: Local service is billed in advance. Rates are net, billed monthly and payable within 25 days. Accounts become delinquent after 25 days from the original billing date. A 1% penalty is assessed on the delinquent amounts on the 15th day of each month. Taxes: Certain services are subject to a 3% federal excise tax, 2.4% VT universal service fee, 6% sales and use and a federal universal service fee that changes quarterly. Local and Long Distance Services and Rates Caller ID and Custom Calling Features: Caller ID...............…........... $4.00/month Caller ID Line Blocking...…$4.00/month $2.00/month for special caller ID functions The Caller ID line blocking fee is waived for unlisted customers or for safety risk. Call Waiting............…........ $1.50/month Call Forwarding................ $1.50/month Three Way Calling....…..... $1.50/month Speed Calling (8 #)...…..... $1.50/month any two=$2.40/month; 3=$3.30/month; 4=$4.00/month Speed calling (30 #)……....$3.00/month Restricted Access/Toll…...$4.00/month Warm line......................... $1.00/month Service Charges: Account Set-up/Activation..... $35.00 Secondary Service Order.……..... $2.00 Central Office Charge.......……..... $7.00 Premise Visit Charge...........……. $25.00 Returned Check Charge....…..... $20.00 Disconnect notice..............……..... $3.00 Disconnect or Reconnect ..…...... $9.00 Inside Wiring Charge………..………$8.00 Outside Wiring Charge.....…...... $25.00 Outside wiring beyond 200 ft subject to additional fees. Additional Charges: Off-premise extension (same cable)….$1.50/month Off-premise ext (different cable)……....$6.50/month Additional directory listing………………..$1.00/month Non-published or unlisted.............…....$4.00/month Teen number....................................…...$2.00/month phone rental............................….............$ .80/month Seasonal phone rental…………….…........$1.30/month Outlet/wire maintenance………..………...$ .20/month
Telephone Services
Schedule of Rates as of September 1, 2017
Residential Service: $27.50/month plus taxes & calls Phone & Internet $66.45/month plus taxes & calls when bundled with FranklinVT long distance. Residential line………………………..……...$18.00/month FCC Access Line Charge..……………….....$6.50/month FCC Access Recover Charge (ARC) …....$3.00/month Income qualified customers may apply for a monthly Lifeline reduction. Business Service: $34.50/month plus taxes & calls Business line...............………………….....$25.00/month FCC Access Line Charge:……………………$6.50/month ($9.20/month/line for multiline) FCC ARC …………………………………….....….$3.00/month/line Summer Seasonal: $29.50/month plus taxes & calls Summer Seasonal Line…………………...$23.00/month FCC Access Line Charge..……………….....$6.50/month FCC ARC ……………………………………..……...$ 0/month Summer seasonal is for six months service May 1-Oct 31. Winter charges are half the ARC, FCC access charges and taxes. Winter service is not maintained. Terms: Local service is billed in advance. Rates are net, billed monthly and payable within 25 days. Accounts become delinquent after 25 days from the original billing date. A 1% penalty is assessed on the delinquent amounts on the 15th day of each month. Taxes: Certain services are subject to a 3% federal excise tax, 2.4% VT universal service fee, 6% sales and use and a federal universal service fee that changes quarterly. Local and Long Distance Services and Rates Caller ID and Custom Calling Features: Caller ID...............…........... $4.00/month Caller ID Line Blocking...…$4.00/month $2.00/month for special caller ID functions The Caller ID line blocking fee is waived for unlisted customers or for safety risk. Call Waiting............…........ $1.50/month Call Forwarding................ $1.50/month Three Way Calling....…..... $1.50/month Speed Calling (8 #)...…..... $1.50/month any two=$2.40/month; 3=$3.30/month; 4=$4.00/month Speed calling (30 #)……....$3.00/month Restricted Access/Toll…...$4.00/month Warm line......................... $1.00/month Service Charges: Account Set-up/Activation..... $35.00 Secondary Service Order.……..... $2.00 Central Office Charge.......……..... $7.00 Premise Visit Charge...........……. $25.00 Returned Check Charge....…..... $20.00 Disconnect notice..............……..... $3.00 Disconnect or Reconnect ..…...... $9.00 Inside Wiring Charge………..………$8.00 Outside Wiring Charge.....…...... $25.00 Outside wiring beyond 200 ft subject to additional fees. Additional Charges: Off-premise extension (same cable)….$1.50/month Off-premise ext (different cable)……....$6.50/month Additional directory listing………………..$1.00/month Non-published or unlisted.............…....$4.00/month Teen number....................................…...$2.00/month phone rental............................….............$ .80/month Seasonal phone rental…………….…........$1.30/month Outlet/wire maintenance………..………...$ .20/month
