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EXTENDED SERVICE AREAS

EXTENDED SERVICE AREAS. Chapter 261 - H.F. No. 2151 Minnesota Session Laws. EXTENDED SERVICE AREAS OUTLINE. Provisions of the Law How to Implement Small, Medium and Large Geographic Areas Technical Issues Other Issues. EXTENDED SERVICE AREAS Provisions of the Law.

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EXTENDED SERVICE AREAS

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  1. EXTENDED SERVICE AREAS Chapter 261 - H.F. No. 2151 Minnesota Session Laws

  2. EXTENDED SERVICE AREASOUTLINE • Provisions of the Law • How to Implement • Small, Medium and Large Geographic Areas • Technical Issues • Other Issues MART Annual Meeting

  3. EXTENDED SERVICE AREASProvisions of the Law • Optional, can be bundled, and need NOT be unlimited flat rate • File Tariffs on area, price, and quantity • Price must exceed variable cost of bundle • 30 day notice for rate increase, change in terms or to terminate the plan • Clearly identify difference from local service calling area MART Annual Meeting

  4. EXTENDED SERVICE AREAS Provisions of the Law • Obtain Transport and Switching • Construct • Purchase • Lease • Rent • Petition the PUC if agreement cannot be reached MART Annual Meeting

  5. EXTENDED SERVICE AREAS Provisions of the Law • Termination Agreements • Intrastate Access rates for either company • Any mutually agreed to rate • Bill and keep • Imbalance provisions • File Termination agreement with the PUC • Publicly disclosed • Available to other carriers MART Annual Meeting

  6. EXTENDED SERVICE AREAS How to Implement • Switching • Translations • Tandem • Transport • Purchase Toll Minutes for resale • Termination Agreements • Tariff • Additional Billing Requirements MART Annual Meeting

  7. EXTENDED SERVICE AREASGeographic Areas • Small • 2 to 5 companies in small part of 1 NPA (Area Code) • Direct facility connections for transport • No third party tandem switching • Translations and recording provided at each originating switch • Agreement to pay only for imbalance between originating and terminating traffic MART Annual Meeting

  8. EXTENDED SERVICE AREASGeographic Areas • Medium • 2 to 10 companies serving a county or up to an entire NPA • Both direct and shared transport facilities • Tandem switching provided by one or more partners • Translations and recording provided at each originating switch • Agreement to pay only for imbalance between originating and terminating traffic in the pool MART Annual Meeting

  9. EXTENDED SERVICE AREASGeographic Areas • Large • More than 1 NPA up to entire state or nation • Mostly shared or leased transport facilities • Tandem switching provided by third party • Recording provided at each originating switch, but translations do not include entire area • Agreement to pay only for imbalance between originating and terminating traffic in the pool MART Annual Meeting

  10. EXTENDED SERVICE AREAS Technical Issues • 10 Digit dialing required for local calling in some Area Codes • 7 digit translations required for some areas that have 1000 block pooling (NPA-NXX-Xxxx) • May allow 7D, 10D, or 1+10D if feasible • Any plan that is not unlimited for even a short period of the day will require local measured recording (not 1+toll recording) and data processing for billing MART Annual Meeting

  11. EXTENDED SERVICE AREAS Technical Issues • Calls that are not in the ESA area should be blocked at the originating switch unless dialed as 1+10D permissive • N-1 LNP dip requirement probably at originating switch MART Annual Meeting

  12. EXTENDED SERVICE AREASOther Issues • May be potential for cherry picking terms and conditions from agreements filed • “in whole in part for technically similar services” • How do minutes get allocated for cost separation? • What are the marginal cost components? • Transport and switching • Tandem switching?, termination?, rating?, administration?, maintenance?...... • Company wide calling • Terminating Agreement? MART Annual Meeting

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