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Mr. William Buflard. dr Executive Director Sou~h Oakota P u b k II_'iJli?ii~ t.rsigf?rf:.s%r;'~jf
State Capitol Building 500 East Cxpilal Avcntic. Pierre, South Dakota 475Q5 .Sft7.'5
Dear Mr. Btiliard:
under sepanrfe sea!,
Before the STATE OF SOUTF1[ DAKOTA
PUBLIC klTf[l,f[T1ES COMMHSSPON pi v-,.w-*m, ~pplfgc@ L - ; , ..
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1 AP'PZtlCATIOW OH; SNIP LINK? B,X,C
i FOR C'ER'SI FIC,%'IT'E OF AUTHORITY FOR INTIEWIEXCA hNGE SERV XCk:
SZtP I .,nk, 1,LC ("SNiP" or "Applicant'"). by its atlonleys and pursumt to tirc S~?irtl:
-- i ~ i k i s i d Cat iifi fieil L ~ I w , Seciton 49-3 1-3, respectftilly requests that the So~ittl Ilakota PuTlirc
1 f:imrtc~ f't>mrn~ss~on ("Cornln~ssion") grant this Application for a Certificate ot'Ruitxur.ity Ftlr
I &rti;-r.rrr:F~~:~~gc St:nvicc In the State of Sout11 Dakota.
I t %TI supptlt? of its Application, SNiP Link LLC provides tlle folIo~ving inlbrmlztion: b
I 8,, Ldcnttlficniiam~e oil' the Applicant
I , hpplicar~t's full name is SNiP Link, LLC, and i t is I~eadquartered at II#)-,q
f. il irrh~t-ctg~e f fnvc, Pc~~t~sauken, New Jersey 08 1 10. Its busi~less telephone nunlber is
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1. SNiP Link, LLC is a lin~ited liability company, organized under the I::tt-s nf the
5k;it~ rif 'Wi:\~ JC~SCY, and fot-n~ed on July 28, 1998. Its Federal Taxpayer If) number is
i1X23irt12.447. SNiP Link, LLC is qualified, as a foreign busi~less entity, to conduct husincs~
:z i$.ftito t ; ? ~ St~zte sf' South Daltota. k copy of the qualifying document is attacl~cii hcr~to at
.$~$fJ~irlr -4. 'I'Zlt' nrnlle and address of SNiP's current registered agent in the Sratc of Saufli i:lal;t?t:i
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C'orpo~.i~~i(~n Ser-vice Company
3 The owrlcrs anrl principal officers of SNiP L~rrk , 1-I.(' arc each irrcziteif at 19%
% e i ) i \ k ~ i i t ~ t ' s stE'nt'ct~~cnt~nncii bus~ness address. Tlteir respective owncrsl~rp s!.raes and n..san;jg<5t.ilb
.*atltI~;~ny Abate President. Chief Technical Officer Chief Executive Officer. Vice President of Sales & Marketing Vice President of Business Facilities
Director of Custonler Support Director of Network Cbperatiotls Director of Telecomn?unications Sales Controller
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t -+ . '!'!LC des~gtiated contact for this application is:
Irltct!ael Engel I<c!lcy Drye & Warren LLP E 300 Ninctccnth Street, N.W., Sulte 500 W;;1sl'riogro11, D.C. 20036 Phone (202) 955-9600 Errlait mengel@!kelleydrye.com
4 fhe dcsrgnated contact for SNiP Linlc, LLC. for at1 comptaints. regrintory rrt:rrrc,.r-b,
,'! i d , i i ~ ~ t r a x s::nrtcc r~i~t tcrs and billing inquiries is:
Joseph Polilo, Jr. Director of Tcleco~~zrnunications Sales 100-A Twinbridge Drive Pci~nsau~ken, New Jersey 08 1 10 Pl~ane (856) 662-8460 'I'oll Free (888) 764-7600 Fas (856) 662-8461 Fniall j~olito(ii!snip.net
Copies c i a! 1 corrcspondcnci. ., nna.zi:czi,
Fo ti-to.
9;lfB.. Description aF Network and iai~stbnrity W~a:f&.ca.scqf
6 . By this Applicariafi, SNi P f.,kstk,, f ,~..,(~ . ptalp>g~:!g . .~?rt~y~:$~i",: ,s;i;f!,+i4i$ &@$;&$ j;$T
. . tnfI~fexchangc telecoInillun 1 c~tl(>ns r;wvir:e$ $9 s r ~ ~ { . ~ a ~ ~ ~ ~ rr.; @$2 $.$;g:t; @;$ J.gfi@&g ~3$I$ii~i::d&.
., ., Link: LLC proposes to offer " ! '" j<>+g; &gsg~~!p~r: g : ; ~ ~ y ~ + ~ ~ ~ ~ : < 2 ~ i;⁢pi+t:;.$;~ 3;.ge37i%~ ::3$ !~;$::',~;j~j;::
Te]ecornmunications Seniice~
App1icw.t inay espzknd its long
services.
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l~:fe~~>fllm~llica~ioI1s services {a it? '?+&\$: ]gy;;$gy,, ;%$-$ f4gs+e3;$:s.&4rg2a L#.i7;2.j~i;L;t&.
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ST{iT. Link., LI,C is authorized to yzr@~..& sarctt gtt:fi,%oes &~jhl;;F;~~~;~:+,i f ~ & & : & ~ F ~ ~ + ; ~ , ~ l$2gdgr;$;2;,, $ d $ ; L ~ ~ 2 ; ~ , l
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Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, t ' l '" i~eor~~~n gt~id "t;~y~xt;:~rzgggg -*
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ioelerexchange telecom muuicatio~~s s~lvictf;. Ftifihii~rt~ibi:g~ SSP;$,%" a ..g:g;&,(- $, !..$:' y:, izj. g;L;z$ -gjyp'3,:;:c5:?,2 . . . . _I_ i?.";?
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aul_l.torized lo provide such sewiecs.
QaaliGcsstions cnf the AppIicanl
f 0. The resold inirastaic ir;tercschani:;* fri~m*ri:-zg>:j:~~~ ;P ,?::: h3*1;:. '; - ' J b..-s?gj. ,.,I; ,
$YEP t ~ n k , LLC are economically Scnstblc axid at1 ;82< ;1zdk8tr: :;~:3a~c~.:,; :bP. \s:-:k# b 1 ,,,- 4 :-
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Link, LLC w i l l fltld its iEteresch3ngc qpr:fat;l'ri35 y;s eft=,,, $ t - - ~ : , - - I "-*,.:j:3~ z:.lii!h.i:9?2: ..i -1;:; - c,,. ,,.* &*; ,1.s::2 ,,M::? , ..<, .F. GJ.5: < ).
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s&twnc.nB under separate seal, alltf rtqtlests cCijtrfi::fc~j~ia$ ~~-g;&g$*; gjhijfi;rr$ :lkx: :'% f ~ ~ ; ~ . i ~ $jsi:;.;:~<;.;
pmprietary and competitive1 y ser~sitivc nalarc.
3%-arkeii:ng, a17d finarice. Col lective] y, its staff f-;zs ~ n ; ~ ~ ~ g ygisrs $if i&~~g$q,%,+2~i_ii g ; ~ ~ ~ ~ g ; : ~ : ~ , ~ ,-kt,
. . tx:pr,rd ence in various segnei~ts n f the iyg~g;7?~; t,!b5v gjiB;;$:.igijgz;2 'iT pzg?;<;:g;+,+ j!;:;.i
+I * * ' 'C. ? ope.r.&xion of an Internet service psc?.ilidcr. F t ~ f l ~ ~ ~ : ~ r ~ r ~ : . si+~p 5 g~j;.&fi~-4:~:~:;-i;,~j3~5 .iY gg;3c?4 g~g$g4i.,is.
inc2i.iziduafs with suhstantiai experience s ~ a c c ~ ~ ~ . f ~ t B y &v&<+~wag ~+~&fi~3Q+,f";~~~fggg~~~~jii;i;~l~tt-";
.. - f usinesses. and increasing their prof tabifiry. "~ ' {PL. fs~r<:fb~~:~;;gii;5;rf4g.;gii b7 . <$rii;w, . . $7$.%$,;$8g$@dfij tt4v! k.g::y+$kz.
Li17lL LLC .
%-, Castromss Sewice Po.licies
($85) 764-7600. '4ltsmatively. custofi1ers nlay fa'ab;l&:
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~osq11 Poiito. Jr , ,
Director of T ~ l e ~ o t . r t n ~ t t ~ ~ ~ ~ ' ~ + i r i + ; ~ ~ h&i:?,
I Oll-A Tumb-rrdpc Drive Pcm~saukcn, Neu jcrscy l ! i e Phone (856) d62-8640 Fax (856) 663-S51f
13, It is ~12e pul~cy of Ssip [.ink, 1-5 i",' r t i i.c,~,gy$~ i.u-fps~;,-,- Q ~ U $ L . > ,;:?':+- 51,1~h':k =
jxope artthorizat~on, In accordarlcc \yrih p:m ~4 ~ % T ' & Q f:+;4?ilza! ~ i ~ " i ~ s ; ? ~ r > ~ , . ! ~ e i ~ . 9 r 2 - + i
-x" " n~let; regardliig changes In pi-cferrcti c;lnrc;-s a ~s=:c kV+ bt.:.3 - r ' p ~ ~ i k f GTTT ?ri3:-1*i .J,;;: r,i6* xi '- +:
swllct~lng of a cnstome:-'5 tetecomnrlxnrcatno~~s p i ~ \ * ~ & r , 111c -3-cb ii.8 e Cir~,-sr:,+ r F, , ; '~ :X?: P ; * -
scrt.ices that have not been orclcrcd
Vf. Initial Tariff
* . 14. SNiP Link, %.LC rnlc$tr!s tci pf~rt ";ig ss -~r$;L;r, @~iy;;hG;&: 4 x Q d ~ ~ 2 , %;.w
te~econ?muncations seri71ces m tire Slate c3f Sru.nxik F%P'~r'sb$:f p;sfe,re,rrv,: !.: :id ! k - ~ t i i ~ i , P +L1 , , - : j ~ f , ,$
outlined in ~ts proposed rnittai tririff. R ~ I ~ C I I C $ ~GTL-%~* IFI k ~;:i'&ii" b~
final lariff for its sewiccs. in accorilancc \s-z"r hle-rc r altg~n:; sl.asj~b* ; s:s-% :.4,.:3;:, gr;? s t r- , :
such services in the State nf South D:&ot;~.
VIH. Marketing of Proposed S e ~ ~ i c e s
15. SNiP Link. L,LC intends ia ~:arkci akr i & . x : ~ ~ : $ & . ~ : y ~ ~ f s ; G ~ . , S ~ ~ ; Z ~ ~ - ~ T ; F J ~ t , l _ ,
proposed herein to residenfial and small irusincw r t t " t ; t ~ ~ w ~ s , i,.- J +$ *,. ~ 3 ~ 1 9 r+ ' - ii i 6 e ~ : + h - o : ; 8 i ~ ~ ; - JF,
company. SNiP Link, LLC 1s not n~arkcting :i.ncs~ ~crv ;c is ar r f ~ c ~ ~ i - a ; n , ~ , : :kt:, -- r r - i P . f -
Link. LLC shall disclose to the Cornmmsstori iP5 markc~rrg it;c:$~i~~li~ < i ~ . i ' x C ~ i - ' ~ ~ s++( = ;- ,, r -7
marketing materials. when marliet~ng nctiviiics c~arssa3ef:w
Vlll . Reqlulestedl Regulatory Trcstnrent ssfA 3f"-;gif;rt*s
5 s - ti^ ! FIIL, id! C' 51ercf1y ;!grt't:s I(> L ~ ~ I C I C by 311 appllcal~le orrlers, I-ulcs and
- L+'b)>::;ef:% . ?i,-:k :1944 d~t*~qylfi! f7f.i' Ilx < ' ~ ~ I ~ ~ I ~ S S I Q ~ I ,4dcl11iona11y, as a cnmpef~tive provider of
q , ,,,"-.a;;:,;:;* , i : i ~ b ~ f ' % f q r s ices in tile Stiltc of Srr~tth fkllrota, SNIP L ~ n k , LLC rcspecthlly reqilcsts
;+ 1;;.jxq . A a r t 1 : S K I . SkrP t tnk, f 1.C reapectfitlly requests that the C'ommission garit th;s
a~cr%jk " j - .LC+P".L 1%: Z : t airttfjialu iuf'.?Zufk~rrly POI. ~ I ~ ~ C I - C S C ~ ~ I I ~ C S C ~ V I C L ' Jn the State of South
Kellcy Llryc& Warren ELP 1200 i'.iinetec~itli Street. N .W. Suite 5t!0 Washington. D.C. 20036 (203) 955-9601)
Its Attorney
yT14 . :,,bI+~ .+a$ ff~_$~~?,Jr_ "-- innkc% oarh ;~ttd \ays that hc IS Dit-cctpr of T'clecom~nur?rcattc,ns Sales tb: 5:t~F"~,t,nf;~ (,,l,f_'?-- ;im hiy: hit^ cxalnined t l ~ c hi-cgo~ng appl tcat~on and that to the best of 111s &-.;s.~xtcz$;:e, $fti-mt~~ii;tt~~t, 11i1cL kclii:f. i i l l htatemcnts af i'act corttained in the said appIication are lA.,:t;- :mil 'I:.*r %.std ~ij~~E~~;tfsrv~ IS 1 correct blalernent of'the hus~ness and affairs of the above- * ~ . T T ~ ; C ~ ! 4t;b:4icqs;k i j t re%pc.i;t f r , crtcl: and cvery maif cr 5et forth tltere~n.
6 . ,k t %?.jig , . ; ~ b j t ', ~ j t ? a h i ~ t) ~13:l~t:~l . this day of 14" "' * j A Lfll *V 2004
EXHIBIT A
CERTIFICATE OF QUAEHF3[CATPOW
EXHIBIT B
FINPeNCIAL STATEMENTS
FILED UNDER SEPARATE SEA1,
EXHIBIT 61
%f tkN AG ERaENT BIOGRAPHIES
:,pe%q$,? &sctt;~t;y ,%hsrt@ $If $3; y~r~bdcrrt l a d Chief Tctrhuicnl Officer &a,';%- r 34 TY;jt2%3 tX f";PZi3llSTKY: I2 F:,":-glcF!TA?lCl'?r': BSE:E, fjniversity al Penrisylvania
&~<%,;:;y +&st: grirCu3:sb a W E E from &c TJniversiv of Pemsyl~iulrz m 1986. He kmcdiarely took r p$iA%.;e a: F~it;n~oii, h;. &sig&g high pcfinnznce embedded control-based periphenk for $>-~;:::.,'160 ~ c d ASi'405 ro:nyutcr system. These system included the iod~s@j's first hot plug-eblc h c -7 ru%r,J \r&ts~l~d &&k C ~ U ~ * J U ~ udts for the AS/400, the design of whish won several awards fsr pe~o-ce 3 r d rc;i~bifi;y. Abazc slsu led the design t e r n for s e v e d other products including a real tirrLe mulriiedia :T<~*X[ &t!d fq'ity sy~rcn;l for E911 services. Abate left Formation in March 1996 as Director of F,;:?zw"eg ra fomd SYiP,
t3@z ;̂*,e:iy, Abate k t i e Prc~ident and m e f Technical Oficer of SNiP, a New jersey based Internet Ser$ice r".r&~&i?~;, la &c 3% years S ~ C C it's kception, SNiP has grown to be the second largest regional ISP in rhe 7 , k l a w a ~ ~~~~~y nnd was awarded rrs thc second fstest growing privately held business in Southern S e w irtriay* hbrtte: ls now warkhg with ahc other founders to form SNiP L L W LLC that will operate as a $a-:iltt~e: bkvx-3 CLEG in iJinl., Bell Atlantic South regions.
,".'+a31EL~ Peter M. Cav;r, Jr. TITfS: CEO 2nd VP ofSa2es and Marketing AGd: 58 ?'FA~L% ?% LbT3Us"IJSY: ]L 5 X ~ ~ ? J G G * ~ ~ Q r ' : BSEE, Drexei University
T*~r . r &%-? 6 % &"CEO znd VP of Sales and Marketing at SNiP. Cava co-founded SNiP in 1995 arid is a ~::ra!?cr o f the Baaid of Dirtct~is. He is respunsibIe far the day-to-by operation ofthe company md all ~ 1 ~ 5 , nr;arkeGitg, p:csduct development and customer care activities. Under Ws direction &e sales acd r;%rkctllai: ream h35 helped grow SNiP to be the second largest ISP in the Delaware Valley. His customer ~;;f.;c dcp~rmzfir bosh a low 2% monthly chum rate, which is 4 times better than the nation average for tSP6,
B%fl.#rr f~urrding SNIP, Cava was Director of Technical Progrruns at Formation, Lnc., Mooie~town, NJ $6 hzrr i.i,. devcluped high performance embedded communications con~ollers. Thesc included SCSI and y- Trd.t: z , Ch8~nek based RAID disk subsystems, radar communicztion adapters for the FAA Air Trafic
tt:i?.at?t:iI ne,hvark, znd a family of T l E l , X.25 and FDDI protocol a'dapters for VME based cornmunicztions sewers. Csva's rrsponsibilitics included hardware and software architecture and top-level de~ign, project b,x$grtia$, scheduling sad s&ffig, product requirements defdtion and proposal development, dzy-today msargemrnr of 1cduGca1 staff, and contract negotiations.
hlrSo:,~ tc3v;Jtg Farmi?tiou Cava led their engineering department's IS0 9000 certification effan and is a ccr?if-~cd IiSO 9000 Znrernal Auditor.
$. :~b,~; 9%sg:jii.;i-;~k $3,. h~;g~~:~.~~:ay.!:~ 2>*g~-r-.,c &laczg;qI$t.sha:~i~al Engheering, Abate has w o i ~ r d b a t mde 2s
.fylj,;235y i. c~$~+i+;~ &,yS$eF t ~ f $ ~ ; 7 c ; f l ~ ~ ~ z ~ sa,;taf'zr fa: &;: pa: 25 yean. Abate h a additional schooling in ,- .
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~ i , - ,-x .,,s )+ -,Y it, *&. Y P ~ C - : e~pz;%~%w?l: 38 ~~avjr$@ Tcc'mical and Customer Support (both I~cdlly and nationally) for hggs Tb%q t-$:&i33f~gx:~ ~;~gtp&t3k:kl~ pe~pka;r&k QE?4 @4emorcx Tclex Carp). Clients included some sf the f:&~-g%i: @?7%z4 $ c ? t t t p @ f & $ IXBQ m~doad b~:rks LT Canadadit, Joseph Gizcornelli gained an appreciation and L + - r-li(s*r h li ik&;;_(.a . 74.3eq P;?? &?e WQZMD~T ~ f v ~ r y lltlrgr data cwtm a d the: nquklred change control mamgemecn and r-' z ~,J?S?: &%s;~< %:p 8tx3t:;$& L: as 34 ye=?; .wz:r: 4 years a s ~ f f position a t the Ca~13di3n Headqu-ders a:c% :~,57;:9+ j;icd i:Iztre!z;.$tij m! i~.%ytem~oting rnacbc md problem ~acIcing systems.
rr ,+xi&? ~ r 7 &$&psi%& 3-5 pew exgaricncc providing Product and Customer Support (natloaally and $.Lw,.i. r?32~+&P+i*j.' &r I L ' ~ fB,fiE A3tliCIQ kW.2 Disk rampatiilr: developer and rnmufacmer (Fomztion, hr). ;:.**p;5~:$8i% 7: 1 ~ 3 1 E ~ T & ''$ir~ubk fI~ket Ttzeklng $yetem for the design-engineering group h a r improved the 1:;:; s',x @-;i-< fi;e$wStk:i$ ~ f t ! % c F C Q ~ ~ I C S ~ C V C ~ B ~ R X G Q ~ cycle. Dcvclapcd a real time Customer Compiaint ?r ~ i j ,.;# . ts .c = %bi"-'NBO i:aeeY tCS XmqL CU.?V~~)XD%T problem enm first report to Einal resolution These two online
Jaiz:%:.c :. kr~lrs jL-5~ i % i ~ ~ & ~ : c ~ ~ e i 7 ~ ta acqu!Vliilrt;g md mlinraiaiag IS0 9000 certification.
.kpg ; 3z .zqsT p ; s = LG, $ 9 ~ 3 zp&xif: ~ ~ g a a i z i ~ l ~ ; and gcowing a Customer Support group for the second largest :- u -+ !4 l -Gr i..c+ 2-YE G . *%is ,, f;>-zt:,w,azr 'VaRry [Soa'Jlcm Mtw Jetsay Internet Providers, kc). This group currently ;i*zr;t:t: %$rEzk -*il m~;a;o:(j; fw R dtrtot ~ S C nf a h ~ s r 12,000 customers. Under Joseph Giacomell?~ {!er7 %tit~., Pr g~xr;k:i .d~ ki t$ b;srd scIf-hcfp dambase h a been put in place and continues to grow. Using b6& &~'!di: +;l*~,h F ~ ~ Z : C ; ~ ~ B S C &cibck , the groatp has e;~i?tinued to improve and distribute more cstomei Bz+.;t% i&%I!~~%ea %a,"f%vz:e, Aii wpport c ~ I I s arc loggcd ro a Trouble Incident database chat displays a ?,r: ix-"$?:i?t :~i-i%~*;r~$r 1:k1sit kkmry, Tktii real time system allows any support agent to provide seamless Er!:-r -bp 5% xii I~q;i%i:$e%5k- 2 % ~ underiyirrg thread that Joseph Giacornelli's experience has-brwght to uTc,-,,it~ " '" Y-., 4 T I : - 7teC , ,.. I , $ i I r. ,s-iw~,3, -id-YE , tr:pm!lrlcd ~tsp~ns ive Cu%tomcr Support providing Eimcly ~esolutions to a l q e ' L,. d,?d;x~t: $ 5 3 ~
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:,g $:,zip, $Ciadn :c~hi~a Caa&~f far ~&vmre developed in house as wel: licensing for kp. 5i.5 ,b;"* ~ F ~ P : $ ~ S ~ J %c4( ~g$$~ziibi~g ~tzirserrt code rcleascs h the modems, raurers, and servers 2% 3,;:- 1 i-: tl;: S$%$ t:g:~\kY&
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3 h. Y*'gi: 1"f3dg%~~d Rd~gea Uaivcrsity with a BS in Accounting in 1993. Thereafter, he joined the Y L . . ~ . .t$gu -'. B:I:c~~%.&E$ PC% af Deiai~e B Taucbe LLP in Philadelphia. John obtained his CPA certification
f1"r.w f%e d%%$ ~ f"P21~~~k~f~csey i 4 3 e b ~ hU of 1995. At Deloine, John primarily focused on publicly heid chents :-: &g& tz t~~~df&~%tA~g, ~etxii a$ ic~ccommuElications. John managed various engagements and i~a!4~ect?q i z ~ ~ z ~ ~ d k ~ R F ~ PQ's ilnd a debt oEering whils at Delaitte.
5'lt:a I-,$: 8,wZ;;tiffe ie fwe f ~ l F i887 8s a Sc&ar Accountant to join Sterling Commerce as an Accomhg Ff,;q+:%f, &trEti:q $ C I B ? % ~ ~ Z ~ ti5 an alec~trsrric commerce: and "EDI" company with approximately SSOO TY&V;~ %~LL&; :ewm$s- Srzrling w d z s on thc Ncw York Stock Exchange under SE. At Sterling. John ~ . - - 3 2 ~ 5 C %* %~id.p&t~~~qj dsp;~ltn~nl crf s i x slaffaccomtanfs, reporting directly to she Vice President of 5 i l ; ~ (:* &Z~I:~P&@Z$~. A%w feav!q Stcrli-~g Comnercc January 1999, fohn joined the ~--+,%33r7~23e I~5m %.r'tF 8% @% Cacaaljer. As ebc C~ntrolIcr, John is responsible for the day-to-day r , - i r % k - 3 b 8; lfiF+a ~sc~oerp:ixistg dcparmeat. 'Cn addidos John is in charge of obtaining financing and
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EXHIBIT D
PROPOSED TAWFF
S.D.P.I;.C'. 'Tariff No. 1 Orig~nal Page No. 1
lOO..A Twinbridge Drive
TOil.,lL, SEIZVBC'ES RESELLER TARIFF
i<lti'<++ ,i~r;8 .;.::-ifi:knlroni nppftcdhlc for fui-nishrng of Intrastate Interexchange Servrces by SNIP Link. LLC k*~:k~: . it^^ ta taltrre pa~ntS tn the State of South Dakota as authorized by the South Dakota Publ~c a;'iti::~-'c~ r ezt'r?unisir1nm, ' I h s tartsf 1s on file wrth the South Dakota Public UtrIitles Commiss~on and may tqr !:?qkt.'"-ir9 14xtrf1tg r c p u l ~ l .~~is~i~ess hours. Copies also may be ~nspected dur~ng regular b~ssmess hours a"".YG:fL L1;xA. 1 1.C-'s prtrlctpal placi: of business, 100-A Tw~nbndge Dnve. Pennsauken. KJ 081 10.
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lssr~cd by. Joseph Pohto. JI Drrector of Telecom111n1cat1ons Sales SNIP Llnk, LLC 100-A Tw~nbridge Dnve Pennsauken, N J 08 1 10
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Issi~ed by: Joseph Polito. Jr. Director of Tclecornmun~catro~~~ Sales SNiP Link, LLC 100-A T\.xwbndge Dnx u Pennsauken. NJ 08 1 10
I % t fnllcaulixp are the only s\-mhols uscd for the ~ L ~ I ~ ~ O S C S ~il~itciftct? i?eig.~i~
( P ' I T'o stgn~ij. a change f Dl To stg111Fy a rate decrease 11) ^fn ::ignlFy a rate tncreasc
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Issued hy. Joscpti I'oiitn, Jr Direr8.or ~rL''I'tr%cciin~fz.~trt\i~ii~:r>~r~ 93Ip;-
SNIP I,mkl I..bCI 100-A Trt,trrbi.rdge %re-l: t'cnn~sai~kn, N f ffBf $O
:% pant Nurnber~niz - Pnpc nuriibers appear In tltc u1Ipci right 1-l:mc.r tit rbt. $ = J ~ C F'. ,-+$-
numbered scquentrally Ilowe\er. ncn pagcz occasiot~;ttis. xi: ni!t!t'rl ~ c t !.kc tslrf': : b s , t - 1 %
page 1s added bet~veen pages already In ctiect. a cfectrr~af 1, :itldt.d ?;. t i ~ e r IY,;c~~" .- i - t ~ kr:l i s *
cxamplc. a necv page added between pages I4 and I 1% ~ m i d Ile 1-1 I
f3 P a ~ c Revision N u n l x ~ - Revrsion numbcrs afso appcnr- ST: rhc u p l ~ ~ r q h ; sr*rs~~ -i..i: I-,%,> L
'Riese numbers are used 10 deterni~ne the most current page :'L'YS$C~F~ t b : ~ fiii* ~ t f i i ifiq 4 .,r+\rA J A * .
For example. the 4'" re\ rscd Page I4 cancels ihc 3'5rct-rzc8 E-'agc "i t @s~z+15b.~~. cl: n rk5*, ~~~~~~~~is1011 pcnods. deferrals, ctc the ('omm~sstctn fi.tifcr.;,c trr !as :ss.tff;ip;:iit&,iii jjtrs, - -;: ,:
current page number on file with the C'om~;ussrun rl: nnt :~kwa>~, !he t,zt::t'gw+~ g ~ r :*;1?.:1
. . P a r a ~ a p h Numberina St-qucnmg - Thcre are ntnc Icvr:.tt; i ~ i ~ ? n r . r t ~ ~ ~ j a i r t"i%fstg is subsenicnt to its nest h~gher Icvci:
n gteck Sheets - When a tariff lilinp ttiittl~ t ~ l t l i irltc i ~ i t t~ i? t< * t t4~1 ,I:( :i+l.,t:d-ii ~ , ~ : k . , i . ,.!;s,-Lbf
accolilpanles the tanff filing 'Tlic check shcci itsic the citfi~~$i')e*si i ~ t i?;' : k r . i b ; - i l a r s , r z , - - refcrencc to the current revlslon number iY11en new pgc:il a;a' ~~ld ibd F!:C ~ % $ r . i , ; .,i:~ : .- - if.,~;.-8pr, r
to reflect the I-evislon i l l 1 revlsians rnaitc 111 a gtwn L'tlrng KW i $ t : ; I ~ ~ i , t ~ ~ ~ L it?? 5!t1\ L,,,:k F 8 , $ 1 ,
an astcr~sk(*) Thcrc \ i l l 1 be no otlm liynrkoi+- used r>n S$C :"III:~:~ .::;T+:: r f is$..jf; A!;, tirl" , 2 1 j i
changes made to ~ t . The tariff user should rcfcr M r f ~ c b~~!:ai' ~f~.$.;*i~ 6~: rbrhf r,,,t 2 ; a , ; - = * . .,: ; I
page 1s the most currnit crn file wltk thc C'omrcl I t s. s l r b i ~
;2utItorized U.J. :211i pcrson. fim.. corporalton rzr oihzr en!r!!; .i<<c.rt!;M 15: ii;:ir,+- :itz i t -,;l f 3 A A
ftirn~slied by thc C'nmpany to the Customer
Mifled Patty -- -f ie pcrson or entlry ressrms~ble icjr pzimrn! a [ ihr <'r:t~'np~?r:; ':a ::i:y:.~:.c
Party 1s the C'usronlel- associated ~ i t t h the Tr"\fpf?ollr IC$:j3&3 :,t.;.g: i r l 38:4:.sl ;?.g
l i ~ l l o~v~ng exceptions:
{a ] in the case ot'a call~ng card or c;-cdrt card calf. the RtIlc3 L * ; A ~ ~ J :c 5~:: *:tjjt<cs ti; i?-: +- i r= card or credrt card used by the i 'wr. 11l3d
/b) In the case of a collect or thrrd party call, lhc Wiitc$ f"i:-t:; i * . i& pz:f.r-c&s s ~ ~ : ~ : : ; ~ t ~ ~ , . ; ~ 6 : i::.:,.~ the local telephone service at the re!epi?onc numf.r,-r qrc:k:c, I C ~ , - , k c $ , - r - - . trz bdw'i +-*...- .w;#:-,:. e,.F.,. * - :> - i'7.:- - 1,::;;
call.
<'all - ,I\ caniplcted connettlnn betu.ccu rhc call~ng ailtl tikc c ia ! i~aj vi:r~f::1i2
C:a!l!n_g Station l l i e tclephnne numher from \\hicf? :1 cnii e~urpi:r,!te'*
caikd Station - The telcphnne number callcd.
('omn~isslon - South Dakota Publ~c Utrlrt~ra ' o ~ T ? I ~ = + ~ o E I
C'ommon C a ~ ~ i e r --- A company or cntliy pro\:tdn;.g ~ r J e c ~ ~ , l ~ ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~ : ~ ~ ; ~ ~ i f ~ ~ , ~~:~I:I;,~qi~~ ;5t :hi< p%;~:~k~~:
Conlpany -. SNIP Link. 1-LC
i'ustorner .A pet-\an. firm. corporarrc\rl. p,9;mtrlthtg1 ti.,. rtti-,;.; ~ 2 ~ l l t l + E T ~ i~~~t- , s ;~a ri*"i:,n!, ,
divistons of the Cusionrer. rcspons~hle t;)r pa)-ritei?t of r:33,d:g~~ ier :kt i; e31tij*,h$i*i .%:'i.; : ~ ~ ~ ~ i ; ~ ~ , ; + ~ ; ;
urldl all t cms and cnndrt~ons of t h ~ s tanfl'
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Issued by: Joseph F'oirti,, Jr l3irector of Telt.cor?.;riurnzi~zii~~x~~ ?<~Scs. SXIP Ltr~k. k . i . S I 00-A Tv~tnbrlclge Z)rls#e Pennsatlken- X.! ( 3 % 1 f i t
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,TiVIP Link, LLC
lfle pcriod nl' t~ lne from X 00 a m. to (but not ~nciudlngf 5 rjl p nl . Itttr~a2;t> iht.ib:i;ii;
k izi!d>. a4 mc;ih~~red by l ~ c a l tlme ;it the locat~on Srom \qlhich the cilll 1% nngi?~sfcr:l
I -Phc penod of time froni 5 9 0 13 m. to (but not ~ncIuci~rtg 1 I I f @ p r?r . >~\?rzt,ili:; Bi.l:;ri::-:; i ' 4 - L t - i tdny atirl any t ~ m e dunng a Holiday. as measured by tocrll Irme thr tncs%:~w% t-4)::: ~ 3 : , - t , *;-*
1'311 ts c~rigtnated
l ~ \ j s g r ~ ~ ~ ~ c b e - A thrn filan~erkt of glass \s.rth a ~ T O ~ + C T I I ~ ~ ~ t l t t ' ~ ~t3:~Iing ij.~r~)tl::fj upf:~h a 71:'k:if !>c;nrn carrying con~rnun~cat~nns signals may be traiisnirttcd t q r rrrca1.r- rrC n';iil't;j~irt ~+?fiil;:~~::.*~ : j - i $ .
receiver. \vli~ch translates a message.
Slnj~cJj-~y Nem Year's Day. Memor~al Day. Independence Day. I.alttw !kt:, Ik:i;.r$i..,gr; t:ig :$::
and <'hr~c t~ i~as Day
~iglj j - - \Yt'~g3~~d {'.N/Urkd") - The penod of' time fi-om I 1 :(If3 11.m trqb~ei t t l r ~ t f ~ : ~ f ~ r ! r ~ ~ r 4 i a in . Mrrtlday thmngh Fnday. any tlnle on Saturday and 311 day SunJoy i"%i't:p: * r# i 0 :a i-5 c 1-2:
nttt inciucling) 11:00 p ni., as measured 174. local tlrnc ai thc lw;ztlr?fi irt*n-r it.iii;ll ; i s ; * & , i l l 9,
rwgrnatcct
t'rr:pi?d_( jJg~~C'xc.j - A callrn_p card or other tang~ble item it hich { I ] co1.aLz:irn;r.s: At;~t'+ Y\~E:E*Y.: al i arl accrcc code, (11) IS suppl~cd by the Conipany or its agcn;. 3nd f t i $ b p:ni'iff- B Iikt:; 4 ) ~ if.;;: ti?;;"
b-t~71?on?'s her-v~ces ~ i p to an amount prepaid to the C'nmpanl ( nil's ~h;r~gt"ct I$* ,:, pw$%zrct t:fii;r~~ cnacl w~t l bc dcb~ted ngalnsr the amount the User has prepald
Sor.~:~cy Order - The w-r~tten request for network sem~cer; cxrcutcri !I:, ;he l iX<ti.lffi~'F c* t i b l I\;$
('onqwr~y In the fo~mat devlsed by the Company. The sigxng of s Scri i;rz f ~ r l c ~ !.I :!rib
I'usltrmcr and acceptance by the Company Inmates the respectlvc i*ttl;gai~anq vF;hr ;-+.s-,~Fr~jG., , I , 1 ir:
tine1.i thcrcrn and pursuant to t h ~ s tar~ff. but !he duratlon of the servlcc i s c:j!ctri iaed iiVc scrvlcc" comrnencernent date.
t!:xg- C't~storner or any Author~zed I l s e ~ .
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Issued by: Joseph Poliro. Jr. D~rt'ctor of Telccornmunicat~(~~~s Safer; SNiP Link. L1.C 100-A Twinbridge [)rive
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. . Issued by: Joseph Pnliro. Jr,
Dlrector of ?~cleconr1nui11r:ati<1n~~ kEcr SNiP I.ink. 1.L.C 100-A Twmbrrdge llrrvt: Pennsaukcn- NJ OX 1 1 O
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2 I rlapplica$ion of Tan.iff
2 I 1 This tanff contaIn5 1 1 7 ~ rcgulat?on\ a116 :3tcx appi!~,ai.ii:: ;o ~t~%a%:;+;c. ivsrg , rr - i
servlccs provided by thc (.'nrnpany I h e C'onip:ts*:' r cr:P.r.;ip> 2 ; ~ i .9:~:-.:+i',1
subject to the avarlab~lity of frlcllitrcs and :hc terns. a r ~ d ~*ln+h?lis?,% ~ f t i ~ i ' : !,,~:s'i
2 i 2 The rates and rcp.iIat!or~c contri~nrrt in rhs r;a~fi ,ytpi> ci - i i ; , fr4 s:+,r+*s --
firtnlslwd by the Company and dcs not itpft!~;. r i ; i i ~ x - t3th-~~~ti"ie -prct2t~4 ?-* w:( 11nes. facrltrres, or service< proi.rdtd h:%. a tt+~:nl c%il~Fb-:tr:;:< :L kpbC):;e trr~:::i- -?xc". n7
0 t h ~ ~ C'onirnn~~ i'xi-ier for U<C rn nccessrzg ilte + t ~ t z i t . - . id :iw f is:rrp:i;?
2 2 1 The t 'oml>an!. rcsenes thc right tu tlmli n; 2 0 :ilt~;,~:c Ellr t;+x : i . i x r
facillnes. or nf adciii~anal facilrtrrs c~l'krcnf by tl~c f, 'r:gn;xrrav, u k;"r-~; 'ii;'; :. >a?-. hecaure ot' lack of hc~lrrlrs. CIT duc to s(xn>c n!hq-: c;lr~.r. it$-gikrkc@ ti3.;- 1 i:at;i,mv 5
control
7 2 1 The firmishing nf sc~-\--~cc r~ncicr :!us tar;[[ r; ~ i & ~ c i ? kin :f:%: ~ ~ . ~ : ~ * f h ~ * t ~ ~ , $7. G s
contlixiing h a w of all the nccecsary faeilrr~r? anti v. Zzi.t::tr-il :ti r a ~ ~ , c,qt:, ;I- , i*: 7 k r
('nmpany's facilrlre~ ax steil a'i %c~lrrlc_i rfx 'trrt.ip;!r:i ~.ri,ru %r??t,sr~rr :.:,in c;tr;i r
carrierr; To furn~sh smrlse frC~nl rlmc to trr~rc 3.1 i ~ q t 1 ~ i i ; ' d .r! : , f l i+ 5,rdi- ; l a i c ~ . 7 9
the C'ornpanq
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2 3 1 S e n ice I5 iirrn~slicd to rhc I iwr for an) tat: i u i pi-lrilrus hers 7,s ct5;$I.i ~ t t ~ D: ! r 9 s 4 q !
for any inl lawful p u r p o ~ . nor use-d 1r-i such a manner :ts to t r t f t l ~ t c l i ~ i - ~ ~ i ~ s ~ : ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ~ ! ~ ~ i u I th thc use of 5ervtcc by an) other I:f;rrt*
2 7 2 Thc use oi the C'onl~~any's sun'lcc\ 1s ~thuui palnlcnt I i i I ,errlCC $7; dLIc?::PEU r: l t r
a\ro~d payment for serbrce by fi-au~bule:;r mr:iit% ia clt-s lcr *.. :.ribc ~s: ir .r :(,$
numbers, or false call~nl: or crcd~t cardi 1.; psol~rb~tcd
2 3.3 nit C'onipany does not tr31ismlt rt~tss,gcs pitr~u:~Qt t i , ] ! j ib"- 1:rrctt'. !%:I: !ti Z Y ~ , t- I : -
may be used for that purpose
2.3 4 The ('ampany's servlces may bc dcn~cd f irr i>tmpiq titcr tr id' citsrvr., $61: I=:$ :+, t ~o l a t~onx o F the tenns and condittons S G ~ hrfh IF^ tixs tt;~liifi.
:! 3 5 The Company rcscnJrs the nglit to refuse scrncc rc% 1xiJ:t-rrftials turcqcf rbt* :rzr+, ~ v s 18 and niay require proof of age prlor tn inrllntmg IICPX tce
7.3.6 The use of the Company's seri'rces to makc estls tvhacfs i ~ ~ t @ i i rc*:~-*?t::ttbi'~ 'a+-
expccted to ti-lghten. abuse. tornlent. or hnras~ ;mr~r-tac-r i s ~?r~*F~fi) t tk~~t
7 3 7 Sertlce temporarily ma) 5c refused or Itmirc~i Ftcs:;tt~w it: s\*,icilr -:3;~.r-,;-r - llmltattons.
2 3.5 Senflce is subject to transmission lim1ta-lr6w1s cititscd by :r+&i?!tl 4 rc;g;::4:1ilii:
atn~osphenc. geograph~c ur topopaphzrt o r atrrticliil cenc&hrb~-t- h,lst-?+iit
afkctlng ti-ansmlss~on.
2 3.9 Serv~ce to any or all Customers may hc temporani? ~n;~=inif?~c.tlf i r r %?rur,:iicif r!; :c to cqulpmcnt mod~licatlons. upgadcs. rc.joc.;irxi$r:%, rq,atr5 ;txkri Lf l ' t%f ;~ i L ~ . g v . s $1;.
necessary for proper or ~mprovcd nper;lrrc,rn%,,
Issued hy Joseph Pnlrtn. Jr Director of Telccnmnr:iatc~~.ror-r~ halcc- SSiP 1-li&. Ll c- 100-A T\\ ~nbndgt. tlr;\r
2.7 I .sc and Availabilitli- ~f Service (C'ont'rif
3.3 10 Sertrrce 1s pro\,lded on the bas15 of a mrnrnrbnr pcnrr;i c ~ f .:$ 5,:-r ..,: -., ~ " 7 ; -
hours per day For the purpose of c<lmpur!;ig ~:Jr.~rg.t=~ In r;r,., C,-rs:$ .; ..-.I ;iL L .
constderrd lo ha \ e 30 day<
2 3 1 1 Customers may be required !n alter mto F X ~ G I C I P :"rC:.e?ce f 31 5::i. :+ :+ *-Fa -' :'c
contam or refei-et~ce a specific destnptron t?l'%f?s -%cnrcr otl l~~ca.r . - , i lip: w.4 - - ?
i 5, charged. thc durat~on nf the st.rt.rr:es. ai:d 11w TcrrnL iir:ii ~ : f ~ ~ ~ ~ t : b : ~ ~ + i t ' 2 - :'
C'~l\tornct 5 a'lsn \ \ i l l he rcrlu~rcc! t t i ext.irr:fc ;.t?zp frii4i.r . f a x i ~z*;rr;;'i a- ', ,. ",.-
rea.;onabiy rcquestcd by the ('ompafry
3 3.12 At the e-iplratlon of the lnirral lrrnr 5pcCr5cJ sn rsi,bg hcrz r,c + *x~$-b- < e k ,- I
extension thereof, servtee shali ctmtrnur. on ;ra r.irfrrtsii t u b rrwra!. i-;: .i ,: r * - , *;-: .. ' * current rates unless termrr~atcd by ~ i t h ~ ~ p;sr?,fi. ripoia It: it>>-. M:;:*L~:F i*jrAs-'ro- IF ,,
tennrnatrnn sha!l not relrcke i'usson~er nf ;:.: r 4 ~ i - i g ~ a r ~ ~ ~ . ti :-,,ti .i-i:. : ' t r - - . a
incurred under the serncc urtjcr and ~lra.; ~ r i f ' ; p r t ~ b r ha :rt:irT,.ii'i+:?~ f :I: ::t~.~%*
and obl!gatiuns v;hich by [heir rsaicrr~: c.sri.nd i . c : I ! : 1 : 2 ?f:< ::r.{ ark-::_le;ii:i , r f :+ i..-,r-,
of the Senrce Order shali ~nr\ ive \i~cl,l fL"f"82.ilTaibfrlG
,> + _ -1 A-.,--&..-w 1 'tsl~ilit? of thc C'irmpalry
-1-h~ ( nrnpany shall not be liable for any delay or fa1lu1-e of pcrtnrzixa~1:7cc or c q ~ i ~ p r n ~ n t due to causes beyorid ~ t s control. including but nor Itmired tu: :~cl:+ Crod, firc. flood. explos~on ur other catastrophes. any lait. order. ~~g i i j ~ f j r l i ? .
d~r-ectlon. actlon. or request of the United States Gove~nmmt. or artx. 11~hi.1 go\.ernment, ~nc lud~ng state and !ocal govmmmenls ha s~ng ((;I c;alr;:r;ig jun~cllitlt~rl over the C'onlpany. or of any department. agency. cnnxr;*s-!tm. I?iircau. corl~oratlon. or other ~nstrumentaliry of any one or more o i ti1ci.c i c ; i ~ r ~ i . ~ 1 3 1 ~ . or local governments. or of ar;y cr\ $1 or ml11tar-y aulhor!tli rra:ii)n.i, emergcncleq, Insunectlons. riots. wars: unava~labrlit> of r~ghrs-of-~%::t cir matcr 1;115, oi str~ltcs. lockouts. ~vork stoppages. or other labol d~tijcult!cs
2 2 I lic ('ot~ipaiiy shall riot be l~able for ( a ) any act or ornl%sicrIz r ~ f ' nil> ;'n'ti> ittrnrd-~~rig t o the C'ornpany or to the C"onipany'i L'u5tomr:r + l a i ~ t ~ t i ~ * k (i;
c y ~ ~ i p m r n t used for ~nterconnection n ~ t h Nctxvork Scrv~ces: ill Ebl fhlr r i rc nets
111. C ~ I ~ I I \ S I O ~ S of conmion can'lers c?r v~arcliousemen
2 4 3 T'hc ('ompany shall not he liable for an> damages or iclsses ri~it. to ~ h t * t i t t~! ! trr
iiegllgencc of the Customer or due to the failure or malfuiictt<m of' I - t ~ - . i t t t i ~ i ' s -
pros-~dcd rqi~~piiient or facil:ties
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Issucii by .loseph Pollto. Jr Director of Teleconiniunicatlons Sales SNIP L~nk. LLC 100-A T\vinb~ ldge Dn\ c
Pe~uaauken. NJ 08 1 ! 0 t % 1 1 s i 1 I$ ; 14-.%z 2
2 4 4 7-he (.'c;nipany does not guaranier. nl:r r:xzL~* ; i l l ) x:tsr:rir@g 1: ,:!i ri:y'z= ; :t+
1nstallat1o11.s i t prov~des for use In art ~ x p i O i i \ c sr;.rrsssp%~.t:r i i hc r :i--:*-nir.t
~ndemnifies and holds the C'olslpany Eiannlcc.\ :riTnl ;,wr ;i3?-23. at1 :IZ~,C L B i:!::~
demands. sults. o r other actton. or any liahrli~y u!x~t.r:r~;',t, :t11.r5:i:r : Lls3<w:k-
made. tiist~turrd. or acisertcd by any ,~rht.r. j7ai-t: t i ; pcrxrirtn.-#, znd tvs .LI;.. '--'.
damage. or destructton of any propcfiy. wi~ctticr r ~ t t f i ~ c j kg Z&L ? :,,;L#~:,,-: $11
others. caused or cla~mcd to haw hct-i~ csu.-cd if~rccrl~ t x -i-rri?rjf-,-ii!; !..y r;i,
~nstallation. rtperatlon. ia~lure ro ~ ~ p c ~ a e c . ~nana~cnnrr;~~, ~ ~ r ~ t i h \ A \ , *%* t . ~ - ~ ! , d : + i :
condi~~on. kxatictn. or uyi. (11 any %nslaif;ilran i l t ' t ~ f $ r $ ~ r t 8!kfn f *~+:*p~c~z , r e s r ~ e s the nght to rcqiurr cacll C'ustanicr irgs JF~CC~I-E":?~ .ii:ki:tfi'r~~!~-fg:<~j:f
acceptance of' the pro.\.lslony of thtc ~e t~ twl? % A 2 its ;Z it~n<d.:~rtm p:.ef:+:;lz:3r I , < - Z C * 1: installat~nns
7 4 5 The C'ompany 1s not ltnblr for any cic!hcibmrrra: o f or i,t;.iv3,;ip+ 11 I k c z , eihi.-ici:
pi-elnises resulting from the f t l r t~~sh~ng 02" $$-~v:i=rl"& i h Y s;i,try~iE:ra? c+'s i i i z , ; S f P $ i < i p i ' - c . or thc installation or r m o t a l ~hc rc~ f . ~ i i > l ~ ' t r *+i:i.b E ~ Y ~ ; ~ ~ ' Y ~ ~ I L - B Z ~ -rtt piiii:~r~,,<, i_ cailsed by gross negltgcncc or u,tlltirl m~.~ct~nd;x.a c%i :kt$+ 6 %i:*~j'siuL% ,. hri ; ::c i-: employscs
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Issued b> Joseph ?oilto Jr Dlrect*rl of relecnrr~mun:vnrirt~~.i S j ! ~ k . +
S ~ I P Ltilh. L L f' 100--4 Tri. irtbrrdgr. Ijr~zs: Penl-tsairlccn. NJ OS 1 341
lX 01 FREFB 13434 2
SiViP &6/8k7 LLC .+ [ % p % -d.,:c ,.*
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SECTION 2. TERMS AND CQ3rNDETEQYS (Cont'd)
7 4 B.i:~hilit~' ofthe <'ampan% (['ctnt'd)
.* "* l 7.4 6 'The C'on~pan? ,hall he tnden1171ficd. dcicnticd. heir; ndrr~;lc~.s- R, 'kt; 5 ;. ' - --, - against any claim. 1055 OF d ; i n ~ ~ g t B T : G ~ ~ jrt~n? I &i~i!(ihlZTf ei; < r C
inval\tng claln~s ktr j~hrl, 4andc:. iniii-iirir of ~ F I G I I C F . * + ~ 3 $ 3 : 2 1 : + ~ : ; : . ' . : te)
copynghl anslrrg fiom the C ~lstorner'.. nt& n c tril:fi'i!unsc:iii(7rn*
2 4.7 The entire ilahli~t); filr an> c l a ~ n ~ . Inss. darn:ipr: o r ~*ti:>:lr.~:+ fstwri si:i .i L - 3
uhatsoever shall rn rro cient exorcd srmx* ~tht ,k! /> gif3irl E cfr;gp;'d-i> $1) .! :: ',-:I :"
the Conlpany sha\\ be ~ornri;t\?iceJ mklFC u:%:rr ~ h ~ t . .i tz:: 352-i i$.c +,is: .+ ,- c I
rendered k-xcepi In ~n\ tancrs of gtcl~.~ itcgl~~cuiiz CIX i * . i i \ t ~ i l T ' C ~ P I ~ ~ * ! = ! ~ ~ % ' ! L : - i :Z - a - Cornpan! 's agents or employees. t i le (-umf!;kn:, -!~aEk a i~F- : kt,. :13bic !rs; .iis: .:)-,
~nrhrect. consequenual. ~ p e c ~ a l . ac~t ia i or pr:nli:ic Axraifi:;; a*: t r .7 .;I;. :iL t a~ q": . of an) k ~ n d or nature ~\-tharior-.cl- arlsinp ortt s i t nn? i f ~ i r ' ~ : ' el? .:ei. ur:F-.- .I\ i C;~FY :
2 - i ~ ' rHt: I.O~~.IP,OJI' . ~ t i . q ~ r : . ~ NO C I ' . A K i C . - i S l l i . ~ ~ P N i i ' i - ~ i ~ l : s d ~ b h i - x i ; + ~ : , ~ kYPRESS OR I!%<PLlED 1-l7 fff:iZ /N b - A i ' l PK I$: fil't,f< %. f 3 i ri: i t , ,: S7'.417 [TOR 1' OR 0 1 iSf:R&'lSI-. 4 1 ! LS rd.:K,%e?;i,'5 f j 5 t ;-: MEKC'liANTARILI1'L' CrlC I-f*iK*;I:SS I . f if.: i t711,1ii; t it !if .bit 1 "$1 ? At" ! f ~ f THOSE EXPRESS1 Y SF.? F O R if1 If)-Kt-ih
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~ssucil: . . . . _-. f. f?.'.;;g!'L""
Issued by: Joseph f't\l~to. I r Illrector of 7 elect>~~~mu:.rli.+t:~>i~c 5airb SKIT) 1 ink. I-L C 100-A 1 ttinhridgc I)r~vc
S.D P.1J.C. Tariff No. I C>rlginal Page No. 14
t a- %tklll'kuSfntr t r i 3~ t "~ ice - .A f fec t i i~g Activities -r.%-----,."~d~-u-,~
vs j I-frc I ti 1 1 1 pro~lclc the ( ubtorner reasonable not~ficatton of
sr;t. ~t;c-.itit:ctrnp act1cit:t's that may occur m ncsmmal operation of ~ts buslness !*$:EC!I t t t ' t l \ i t t t ' ~ nwy I ~ C I L I C I ~ , b~t t are not l~mrted to, equ~pment or f3cil1tles rlrtd~t~cln\+. i ~ r n o ~ a l s or rca1~;ingernent~ and roiltlne preventat~ve ma~ntenance : tcrtcr,rtt~. \tlctr :tcttiti~e\ arc not sprci l i~ I<) an individual Custorner but a f f c t ~ Z W I ~ ( L ~ % ~ ( > ~ I I C T ~ ' 5 e r t - t ~ ~ 5 N o sj~ccifil: ad! ance notificat~on perlod 1s applicable ti. , ~ l t scv lctb r : ~ t i \ I ~ I C S The (: ompany will work cooperatively with t:w 6 ili.tirillpr to d ~ ~ c ~ m t i i e ihc reasonable notification requirements W ~ t h some EIT:C'TUC~?LI n!- liiiplnnnccl scr\ice-affrctlng cond~t~ons, such as an outage result~ng l ~ t i t u i ; r i ' t l ~ cf;ls~~~~gc. ric~fif~cation to the customer may not be poss~hle
I I'ttc r sIinpu-i> ';hall ilsc reasonable cfforts to make available senices to a i'ur;rr.imer nn or befixe a pautlcula~ date, subject to the provlsic!ns of. and c c t rr~ ,~ t \ r~~ . l c l<c* h ~ . 1\16; f'ustnrmor w ~ t h . the reg~~lllatlnns contained In thls tar~ff The E , t i ! ! j ~ 4 \ ~iit i:s ! ? t i t g!iirritrftt'c ~ S R I I ~ I ~ I J I I Y by EIII~Y S L J C ~ date and shall not be J~abJe fill in^.. Jt.124 i i r r ct.rmtnenclng service to any Customer.
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Erfcctl\!c: .
is-vtieif b\ Jt?scph Polilo, J r . Iltrestur o f Telecc~mn~un~cat~o~~s Sales ?;YIP 1.1nk. LL.C
,f3 -? $54.~ .: +~W?F;;~_TB& cl?&ail. ?J!~F jxnwn:ibtc cfht-tn t i ) tn:il~?ts~n hcllltles and eq~;~[>ms.nt pi* . ","*. tr; ,;..: .x:.... . +rr ~/iq: i ' t . ~ $ 6 ~ 1 7 3 ~ 1 " f - ! ~ e t -t,i!;torncr may not, nos may C~~storner gg-~tr:;~; e+, f$r .$r~; gi.p ~i:i~ri+gtgt: . C$E';ctljlnci'<t. t . ~ ~ ~ y l ~ , ~ ; ~ . attempt to repait.. or c)therivlse r;.-s,. * ., .L 5. . :.gp ..,A ' Y i.iil .-.r.,
. . . . ' ,, .- ...:< a 7 r trr I!?:: tac ~ T ~ L C S i ~ r ct,p~~pr~:i~:.lt ri.rstalltld by the C'onipany. except (,*%? .s9,..-. .@.!,<$* **.. <!Jf, , >.5ktjTg! +"6g%qcfl$ (,>$ tkx ~ ~ ( : ~ ~ ) ~ 3 ~ $ 1 > -
* - z : .y,,. $ ;:x: ,s.. . p.... .. ? ...?. .-.. ,.,- k.i : C . ~ I ? ;;tikritrirstc. c \ t n t ~ g ~ or rtat-ranpc a i l s eqLilprnenr or fac111tj' at . ;:, .%rq;sF . g i r i Yam: tirfia io t t ~ i ~ . but l;f~ail IYOL thcrctry aller the teci~n!cal .: , < , , -. - i;i:-I'a;c.::+;~~:i"?-z<*c ,,if ?& :;ir.rrlce prfjk-dcd (.'irsti,mc.r.
B gFlr- E t~vip~il> pytt%~t$cz OF t ~ k ~ % i t t i > nt fhc C tistnrlier Prcm~ses for rlsc In
' r i ! J > ~ : : * G ** [ I t F%;C trCrbl;Ss the ,\ li>nqi;ir~) afkrs $hall not be used for any I-*7, k.51 2 ;a*! A - - ? L $ ~ Z - +*+. , ,* -! f fi t ;i !1i4 t h ~ C ~ r ~ q ~ a r ~ y prcvi\ckci ~i
" , -, E;*- 6 ~, .G ivs r r &,tit ?w rc+p:l~14tbie for rkre p;qnlrnZ of servlcc clkargcs as cct forth Tk>"~-,-, if - L ; * . ' ! . i t $ :iw i trr~~p;fny'~ agcnl5 o r crnployccs to the fJren1lses of the t - : * ~ : r : :'be *+crvtct~ di i ' i i~u/ ty i,r trouhlc report results from the use of
- ,,- clT, a,? c *- a i3 r j r ~ s - prcrtidcd 1 3 ~ an)- part? otht's than the C'ompany. rncludlng " , i t I" ? " i:'r: :p> Si - ,.j:e~ ( rj5trzrrircr
? hct It;:- I ~ T P I ~ ~ B I I ~ shall not he respons~ble tor the mstallatlon. operallon, or n>;rtiiten,lncc c~t'ariy customer prov~ded commun~cations cqulprnent Where suc11 crfir~j~t~rrrrt 1s ccrnnected to the fac~l~trcs fulnrshed pursuant to t h ~ s tariff. th;. f r i \ p ~ i ~ l h ~ l ~ f y of the Con~pany shall be ltm~tecl to the fi~rnlshlng of fac~lities i~flt*rcd rtndir this tanff and to the maintenance and operatlor1 of such fi-,~liries %i!I~~tcct to ti114 r c s p o n ~ ~ b ~ l ~ t y . the C'rrmpany shall not be respons~bls for
, ) tlic !ransmlsslon of s~gnals by C'ustomer prov~ded equlpmenr or fur rhc quaiit? of. or defects i n . such transrn~sslon, or
? ' I +\I !llc C ~ I \ I ~ Y ~ I C ~ ' S rcq~iett. rnstallat~on andor rnalntsnancr may be pcr~omec! r>irt\irtc thr I, ompany's regular btlslness hours. or In hazardougr locat~ons 111 such rrtbez. ct~ar.ge\ based on the cost of tlie actual labor. rnatsrral. or other costs ir\ci~rud hq or charged to the Company \v111 apply. If ~nstallat~or? I < started dunng ~szirirtr httstncs. hours but. at thc Customer's request. extends beltoncl regular ! I I L ~ ~ c ~ ~ \ ho t~r i Into tlnie penods ~ncluding. but not I~mlted to. weekends. !.tc4t~!ot\. ancl~or n~ght hours. adcl~tlonal charges rnay apply
S.I3.P.I.'.C'.TarrffWo. 1 Orlg~ni?l Page NO. 17
i 1 rtic tt, 311 facrlit~es provldcd In accordance wlth th~s tariff rernalns in ihc ( 'cln~pariy. 11s agents or contractors.
2 Q O i i z r s , ~ ~ v f ~ e i liie Company offtrs shall not be used for any unlaa hl purpose or hrr any list' ah to w l ~ ~ c h the Customer has not obtained all required governrne~ltai i t ~ > ? ~ < ~ \ a l \ , autl~ori~i~rlons. Ilcenscs, consents and permits
? 3 It I Iic ( '~ tx i rpanb may rcqu~rc applicants for serv~ce who mend to tlse the Ctxil-qxirt]i.i offerings for resale andlor for shared use to file a letter M r f h tflt: t'ct~mpany confirtning that thelr use of the Company's nffenngs cornplles stlth rrlevarrt laws and Comm~sslon rrgulat~ons, pollc~es, orders, and dec~s~ons.
0 .i f"hc ('~\177pai1y may recllllre a Customer to lrnmed~ately shut down its L
tran\mtistom nt sig~ials ~ f sa id transmission is causlng Interference to others.
2 2cJ I ('ustosner shall bc responsible for:
l a ) ~ h c payment of all appl~cable charges pursuant to this tarifT:
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I\susd by Joseph Pollto, Jr Director of Telecommunications Sales SNIP L I ~ , LLC 100-A Tiwnbridge Drive Pennsauken. NJ 08 110
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(11) t ln~wrp to or loss of the (-c~nipan!, s tacil~tles or cqulpmznt caubcd by iisc acts or onilssrons of the C'i:stonier. or rhe noncnmpllance hy thr ('ustomer nit11 these rcgulat~ons. nr by fire or theft or other ca-,ualrg fin the Customer Prern~scs. unless caused hji the p a s s neglrgcnce t:r nrfl!iiP miiconduct of the clnployees or agents ,)f the C'ompany:
(c) prov~ding at no charge. as specrfied from tlmr to trme I>? the r itmgaiil,, any needed personnel. equ~pment. space and po\,vei- to (3pfr31e ('rrmpa::) f'ac~lit~ei and equipment installed on the prenxscs of rhc ('iis~nmcr I'reni~ses. and the level of hent~ng and alr condltroning necessasr 1c1
Imnlntaln the proper operating en\~ironment on such prcmlses.
(dl ohtarnlnp, malnta~nlng. and otherwlsc havlsxg Suil re.;portuhll~r;; lur all rights-of-aay and condults neccssai-1, for 1nstall2tion of fiber tlptrc cab!;. and as\oclated equlpnlent used to prnllde Net-it4cx-k Ser<lct..; ti, rhc i"ustorner from the cable burldtng enlrance or prtlperw line En thr location of the equrprnent space descr~hsd In 7.1f).l(c1 Xnlj sci~t, aswciated w~ th obta~n~ng and marntatiung the nghts-oi-tsay iicscrrlscd herein. ~ncluding the costs ol' alter-~ng the str~~cturc' to 1)ernwt inr;t2ll;lt:o~ ot't!~e Company-prov~ded fae~l~nes. shall be honle ent~rvly by. or nt;:?; I-rc charged by the Company to. the Customer.
SNIP Link, ELC
SEQ'TEOX 2. TERMS AKD CONDHTIONS fd-ont'cf)
2 . 0 Obji~ations of the Customer (Cant'd)
2.10. I (C'ont'd)
(e) not creatmg or aliowmg iinv liens or ather en~' i : -mh~an~es Irt hr: p!31;e;$ tr"
the Company's equlprnent Oi faci l i t~eh
. .. 2 1 1 1 W ~ t h res~ect to any scn.:cr or facrirtj pro$ ldsd by the I 'crlnpmi. I +sirz3:ncr. G i t r r r
indenmify. defend and imid harmless the E,'on.ip::rrs !kr??~ and rrg,rzrii,i 2II ~i:tizn--, actions. damages. liab~lrt~es. cosis and cxpcrtsca. mrtudtnp ri*;tso:::nbfc tk,tau;?ic;-
fees for.
(a) any toss. demcticm or damage tn proprry cf n'ix I'isrutyaaa9 6-373" 1111~ ipk~i*Q p-. ar the d e i h or m j u p to persons. t~ct.ttrdn-tg, h i t i2rrt jimticcf r i r .
employees or mwtees af either ~arty. lo the CX:MI r:ati~i;:I K:L srr P C X L J ~ U ~ ~ ~
from the negligent or tntcntior~tl esr nr OR3l:ibl(il? of L~IS: f:i:*vtm't~r, tt5 ernployrcs. agents. ieprescntatwc% or I E I V I ; ~ . ~ . m
(b) any c1ai:n. loss. damage. cxpzllsr rt: inhrltt) $0; ~nr'fr~gctx~i~ii a? %nu, copyright, patent, trade secra, at. nrzy pnrprretary nr r::rei~a7Qua! picyx:tZ> right of any thrd party. arrsiag frtit-n uily S C ~ OT i~n~i~s::t+~i k~t I ~ H " Customer, mclud~ng, \~itlwut Iimltixtiam>. usc E ~ E C 'te.-rtwyt;rniy ' I * 46-n iiylg:.
and facilrt~es in a manner 13ot c~nten~ptkrcti i fy hhc :igPzuzocrrr i~r t '~-ee:~~
Customer and Company
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Issued b y Joseph IJolrto. Jr D~rectnr of Telecnmmitrrtclrtci~fi;~ iefcs ShtP Link- 1 . l - f ' i 00-A 'i"u,tr~brrdpc. Driz ri Pcnnsaukn, KJ Oh1 i(7
2. I I B'laims (C'ont'd)
( c ) pro\~dlng a >ate place to trrirk ;rntE cr~zrpt:,.sng *%?$in ,313 i,;.i.,% andrcgular~ons rrgartfing rhc X O I . ~ I I T $ ~ t j i l ~ f : ~ t ~ + i * W E 1!:5,
prcrnlw3 a1 alnch ('ttrnpany t-mp!rr;ee~ arrd ,igslih. =k$$ h: f84~:24t3~::: t , r ~
malntarn~ng thc f 'ompan;;'< frii. girt rcs nrlii cr.iu:pirCt?t 4 kc i: ~'~-&imi::' P ~ T ~ Z ~
bc I-cqu~rrd t o 111cti111 a ~ r i nsnint;asL? thr;:p;lny+ i : lad i t l~" r S L U ~ cr:c~t$;j:;:,ii
wtthtn a hazardous a;-e:t i f , tn $hi. <'rta~t[~ajj.i r:pfiuxq: ;;i;+n.i damage to the C;'ompa,;?ny'~ c~lzp'ltrycc~- r5c $ I I : I ~ C ~ T ~ 2.' .> i~ :
from lnstatlattan or ~ ? l t l r ) t ~ t ~ ~ ~ l r : ~ hy ttifc t ~1x;:p~zq %c I 'r,:4arsrrc- ~b,ibB be responsrblc f a r ~rfarl:f\mng. TFldllitOnlYy. te'n)t~a-~~%g ,krid r;h:.glt~+*tr:~: any hazardo\ts rnatcmal Ic g fr.i&4c: ashcs~ rx i jar ti-q let ~ 7 3 % : ;~~+~s~:::ui~::teit air
instailailon work.
(d) complying wltlt al l I.-i~v% ant1 re+;ufniri\tnz .xg.quftcnlrlic tw, ~ 4 : nh'.~fa:i.tr" ,;it consents. apprtnai.. t!i'mir:s e:zd p'rtatig 35 i ~ . i y by: P C ~ C ~ I I C I ~ 'ii.11'Is : C ,ttc5:: to. t l~e iocatron n i C'tanlztlnq. L:cii!rjca t:~i,ij ifq*iipnta'RB +1:1!: i ' t i ,rj-m;ljr prernlscs or rhc rrgiltt-cillway fcrr %,~-hl;ti:i: i " f i t 8 ~ ~ f f 1 e ~ I.> ii*ii,dh~~-tilj.ic * , ~ t : i ~ :
sectlon I 1 lict ): and granting ezi . b , p ~ ~ ~ 4 z w ~ s l l ; ; i u t t
C'ompan) agents c x cmplqrea !r% r:*trt:t drc rr?c;f$r.t-% r d ti$: I ir.-ti*r,i-i~,.r .rr any t1n:c for tile purpc)sc rsf rr~siallfrlgn rri,q"n.c:z:;r, si?::trtvsks;aig, sr;+,jt.'isti 01' ilpon tcmlnatltrn of w-vrcc 35 i.ai~*t.i hrn:i:i. :r~:kf&VlXi,9 tki;r :I$, iiti!i;-. t:1
cquipmeni ol' rhc C'nttipiin:Y. ,to4
ifa'~VdP kink, &LC
7 3 - r L -..-.. Q'rr%totwrcr Equipmcnt and C'hannels
2 12 1 A C'ilstomer may transmrt or recervc ~nfom~atron clr i t g ~ a l s irta the tBoil~r~ej oi the C'ompaiy.
2 12 2 C'ustcimcr prov~ded term~nal equipment on the Custon~rr f'rem~srs, and rhi: elcctrlc pourer consumed by such equlprnent sha!l he proslded h ? ~ and malntalned at the expense of the ('~rstorner
The C'ustomer IS responsible for ensirnng that Customer-provided rqLupnml connected tn Company equrpnient and faclltr~es IS cornpakrblr tt-irh stlch equipment and fac~lr t~es . The magnrtude and characier of' tile .ipol~gca and currcnts ~nipresssdon Company-proi~ded equlpmcnr rind tvtnny by the connection. nperatlon. or rnarnienance of such cclutprnent and 7vw-m;r :;h:rll hc such as not to cause damage to the Company-prov~ded equ1pme:lt rind itlr ri~g or 1njur-y to t11eCompany-s ernployces or to othcr persons. :\lr.
add~honal protectwe equrpment requrred to prevent such damage or r q q sha!! hc prov~ded by the Company at the Customer's expense.
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. - Issued by: Joseph Polito. Sr.
Dlrector of Teleconm~un~catro~~s Sales SNiP Llrlk LLC 100-A Twlnbndge Dnve Pennsauksli, NJ 08110
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* . ' I ',r:>aDrsPi1ci\tir:5, n~a! tlc connected to thc ser\lces or fac~lrtlrc; ofother
l r s : , - b r r t + = ~ ~ ~ ~ , i t ; i ~ : t ~ i i ~ b3 cart r c r ~ 01114 u hen awthol- zed by, and i n accordance with. t h t T:-r:% maQ i ~ ? % l / l i ! % f ~ t 4 t ~ f the tail if^ of rtie ulller conlmunlcatlonb carrrers u hlch are :?'dir, ,,2\il:' !O ~ ~ f i i~ C(iill?CC t i 0T1~
- r:tr,ihtr,. r;utI 5c;ltron tc t the t'ustomcr. and at a reasonab!e tlmr. the t < % ~ + t ~ t i l ? > ~ r i r i ~ t7.idhc \uch and Inspectsons as may hr nece5sai-y to d c t r m ~ n e t1:r:s~ ~iiz. i ~ I L ; ! I , F Y ~ ~ : ~ IS ct~nxpiylng with the reyurrenicnts set forih In C;ectlo11 2 12 3 fa:-: :tk ~ ~ ~ ' ~ t l i [ l : t t i . t ) ! l , operatrun. 311d maintenance of C'uslomer-prov~ded facllirtes. r~~.g;a;t\c;;:f at?^.! xvrrrng in the connect~on nf Cusir)mer-provlded h c ~ i l t l ~ s .P)& <:rpitpm:irt i t r I'r~it~pirn!-nunccl tkc~litlc\ and cqulpmcnt
Diircc'cos of'~elc.crrn;mun~cat~o~~s Sales SNiP I.& 1.1.C iO!)-A -f\\;lnbndgr I )~ IVC Ptiutsauken. X l CIS1 10
? 1 i 2 I t the pi-ntccttte requircrne~ts for Custonicl- prov~ded cqulpmenl art. ii t jr hc:s?g clcwiipl~crl wlilr. thc ('ompany may take 5uch actIan as ~t deem?, nccucswril r\? psntcct l=lc~l~t~cs, cqulprnent. and personnel. The C'on~pany v:!iI nrttii? l i ~ C'u\tonlr.~ prontptly ~f therc IS any need ibr furtllcr corrective action i2'1ih111 rt:n clay5 ot' rccervlng t h ~ s notice. tl-ie Customer must take thrs corrccti~t. ncrlon and 110tlly the ('nrrnpany of the actlon taken. If' the Cusionirr hl, to do tkz3. rSrc C (lmpitrry rnay lake \vhalevcr addr~ional actlon IS deemed nccc\sar!. ~nciudrng rhc suspension of sesvlce. to protect ~ t s P~crl~tles. rqulprnalt and jxrbont~el fi.oc: hill711
2 i 4 1 - Pavrnealt for Service
The ( ' u s t c ~ ~ ~ ~ e r IS respons~hle for the paynlent of' all charges tor Gc~li[rr*. anti scr\ ~ c c i Iiun~shed hy the Company to the C'ustomer
2.14.1.,2 Taxes
The C~~stomes 15 respons~bl~ for I ~ C j1;i>rn~t171 (11' any --;tlt~:~.
use. gross receipts, exclse. acccss or orhcr local, starc. tirltl
federal taxes. charges or surcharges (l~o\\evrr ~ie41gn3~~"~fj
(excluding raves on thc C'ompany's ne! incotilc) ~rnpn-,cd (in or based upon rhe provlslon. sale or use ot'Nci\vctrk Scn-tcc\
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Issued by Joseph Pollto. Ir I)irector of TeIecon~n. tun~cs tm S:slcs 3 SNIP L ~nk. L LC I OO-A r~v lnbr~dge Dri\,c
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r5 ! A 2 % 'I he C'irstonier IS responsible for payment of all charges ~ncurred b! the C'ustomer or other users for services and facilttles fii~~~t\ht"ci to the C'ustomer by the Company.
: i.n,'V fdan-rccurring charges are due and payable witl~in 30 days after thc d i l k an invoice is ma~led to the ('uston~er by the Company.
2 t J : ( The t'rinipan!; shall present lncolces for Rccumng Charges rnontlity to the C'ustorncr, on or ahout the first d a ~ of the nwnth t11 ~rhrch scrvicc IS prov~ded. and Recumng Charges shall he due and payable w~thm 311 days after the insloice is rna~led.
._* E-1 2 I; tVhen s u l ~ ice does not begin on the first day of the monrh. or crld nrr the last day of the month. the charge for r f ~ e fract~on of ~ h r : mnr~th In i~ph~ch service itas fun~isl~ed wtll be calculated on a pro rata basls. For t h ~ s purpose. c w r y month IS cons~derrd to h ~ v c 30 day<.
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i s h Joscpl~ Pollto. JI Duector of Telecomrnunlcat~ons Sales SNIP Lulk, LLC 100-rZ Tw~nbndge Dnve Pcm~sauhen, NJ Ok 1 10
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, f -1 zy $ Rzilrng of the C-uston~er by the C'ompany nil1 begln 012 iliw
G~cr ' t~ce crxnmcncement date. whlch 15 tlie first day fo!luu.:~g !hc date ,,ti ~vhlch the Company notifies the Customer [ha; :kc .iunlzc or fnc111ly is available for use. except that t i l t scrtlic ct)n?tnencrment date may be postponed by mutual apeenlrrrr. n E tlri: f>ilrt lC\. o r II' the service or faci11t)l does no1 c~nfijirrn nt3
~ ~ i a r i r l : r r d ~ set forth in tl11\ tarlfi or the Sew5ce ( Irder Hlllu-i~r :iccntt'\ 1111-n~igh and ~nclildu\ thc day that rhc srrvtcc. c~rcurt, 3rtaingcment or component is discont~nued.
F $ A - ? + ' i f f an) porllon of the paymen: is not rrcerved h j !hk
( oili1xriy on or before t!?c date due. or- if any pnrhon c r i rfxc payi-ilent is rect.~\*ed by the Company in funds wh~ch are riot immcdlately available. then the Customer's account 5k:iit hc clcfinclucnt. and a late payment penalty shalI t?e d ~ i r ia thr C ompany Thc due daie shall be no earlier than rhitz? f3G; r t n y aAer the Company's ln\iolce is malled. 'Ihc {at(: payn~cnt penalty shall be the pnruon of the p12ym~";:~ I u r t ruccivcci by tile date due. multipl~ed bl. a late factor Ill::
late tactor shall be the lesser of ( a ) 1.5'h of the tc:~t;tl nrrl!rlrl! I.rrll. or (b! the highest Interest rate \vhlch my be applrcd s:n;!c~ itppl~cablc state law for commerc~al b-ansactlons
3 " >i +$ I f :i ('ustnmer can~lot drmonsiratc sat~siBctory C~L'C:~I ;>la, ~eainnahlc rnenni appropriate unde~ the clrcurnsranisak. ;lit. E ornpanv ma!J require a C'ustomel- to rnakr 3 Cirpc~cl~t : la iic iicl(l 3 4 a guarantee for the payment of charge\ :Z dt7p:wr 11rwk 1 ~ r t ~ ~ I I C V C the C ustomer of the rrspon~ihtltrq fvr !kc prclrnpt payment of hills on pre5cntatlon 1-he iicg>twx -*.:!I ntrt cvcccd an amount equal to t~\.t.u t\s.,t.ll'ths r ~ t a (. ~ v - r : ~ i ~ ; ~ - -
c\tim:lteci annual b~lllngb
: i.1 : 1 3 Whcn a icrvlce or facll~ty 1s J l s c o n t ~ n ~ ~ r d . ~ h c d:nrrws! o: ,* clcpos~t. if any. L + I I I be applted to t h r C'ustorner ky :ii , e:lb!'rP
and a n y c r r d ~ t balance renlalnlng ~ 1 1 1 bc rehi?tltr! f c : rare thc scrvlce or frlc11it-y IS d~scon t~n i~ud . the ('ony3ny !3xiZ. .
i t 5 trptlnn. relum the depost or cl-ed~t i t to rile 6 "kr<:rit,+,t:~ " -
account. hut In no case shall the ('ompan); rcta;n tfzc dr.p~~hi$
ofaC'ustorner who has made proinpr onti \zils::: I L I ~ P
payments to the C'onipan)? for a period of t\'i C ! ~ C i * r i ~ ~ l % ~ g s 4 * 5 r months.
1.i i~ r>t.l.>os!~s held will accrue ~nterrst at a rate b,r?rd iltL*
illlnplc average Interest rate for 17eix Iisu::., t r 3 i,:'tc -G:: I S C ~ S L I I - ~ bills computed n \c r thc trne :.ear pcz102 c;&Ti; - 3:.
the preced~ng first day oi'Decsmhcr
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1'1ikt1r.e lssucd by - Just.ph IJcll~tc>. JI..
Director of T e l e c o r n n ~ t ~ n ~ c ~ t ~ n ~ l ~ S a k i SNiP Link. LLC 100-A Twinbridge I h v c Pemsauken. NJ 08 1 10
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ti7 the C'uito~ner. dlscontrnue or suspend service 5% :tlit%:rt Incurring any tlabrl~ty
2 a 4 4 1 j I ipun v~olatlon of any of the other rnatcrial trnzz> + ~ r ccrnd~ticsns for furnishing senrlce the C'ompany ma: tiy prvlng 30 clays' pnor notlce in iwttrng i O tbc t i ~ ; . l c - i : : a ~ .
cilscontlnuc or suspend serrlce \vlthour tiTcilr77ng ;my I~abtlity if such violation contmues durrng tha-t ptrriod
i f $ . I c I 'pon condemnation of any matenal portlola nd, iitc t i t r ~ r t i r z ,
used by the Company to prdvlde selvlce to it C !~ztcln% 1 tr'
li'a casualty renders ail or any materra1 parr1r>rl :~'i $?tci.; Sacr1111es nop per able beyond feas~ble repalr. r%rc f !klnEF::fi!
by notlce to the Customer. may drstonlmuz ~ t r : ~:?r.!3eGC scrvce \tl~tliout incurring any I~ab~lrty.
t F ~ ~ I I l lpo~i the Customer's ~nsolvency. assrgnment t r r ~ I I C fi.,i;t,lif of cred~tors, tiling for bankruptcy 01. [email protected], ir:
lhillng to discharge an rnvoluntz-y pctlrlon t\tthcrz rtrc t;flrtL
perm~ttcd by law. the Company m y t~nrnx;.i\r,rrcl>
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!\*tied by Joseph Pollto. J r Dtrector of Trtecon~mun~cai~ons Sslcs SNIP Link, LLC 100-A Twinbrrdge Dnve Pen~zsauken. NJ OSl 10
6 ; i f t 'lion ;in> governmental prohlbttlon or rrilulrrd ;:lftr,~t:tj;: :Y; . c
111r' :~r.\iic's IO he prmriled or any viulat,c~n of' :tn ty;:~~<.:l,:r
la\$ c>r reyulation. the Company rnz? it'ititxi!id~ci;~ cIl\con?lni~t S C ~ \ Ice tsrthout Incurring an? !iabil~i:,
tipon t11t: (nmpany 's dtscontinuancc i t t ~CT::LC 1 3 3 :Ire ( ' ~ l s to t~~ t ' r L I T ~ ~ C ~ Sectron 1 13 4 iZ 01- 1 I4 J H . t h ~ C ~ ~ T ? Y ~ , L T I ! E IT$
; ~ d ~ f r t ~ o n tn all other r r m e d ~ r s thar m a j h r a t a ~ i d h i e i ~ i ?!ti,"
( om13an> at la:\ or 111 e q u q or u1idt.r an:, orhr-r T Y ~ ~ I S l37;i?a
ot rhlx tar1 t'i. may declare all future ~?~r;r~ttilg n;td c>:i?x+a charge? \vh~clt would have been payablc !7:, r h ~ ~ ;~,~r;n*,!:2
da~ring theremainder of the tenrr for ahrch ~ ~ i c h ~ I ~ . : , A - ~ .
notild hale othervise been ~ ~ o \ j d e d to the ( ii\if:rnra t t i 1:: rmmedratciy due and payable ( d i i ~ ~ ~ t i i t e d I rk ;~i.t.-~c:x: i ; i ~ i : t '
at $ 1 ~ percent f
+ !.:a ~ > ' l p ~ $ g [ ~ ~ i s a ~ af A ~ ~ k i c a t i o n for Service
X i t - - : -+ .\ .% 4pplicat1nns fr>r senicr arc noncdnceit;tl.rtc urnics* :?: C trrnpa11.v other\vrst. agrees ii'hsre the l ox.rigm:n il t i?E*i i -
('ustonier to cancel an appilcatrc~n [Or scr-vice pi;c>r :s% S I X star1 ni' scrvrcf or pnor trr an? spiiaal ci>y?rrnsiTri:,, f i r s
charges M 11 I be ~rnposed except for ihfisc spec5 tied iieintr
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L z z r , S-r , 1:'; i E ~ ~ ~ > I . , C ? 111 iiruir>\\rnp thr: 4~1.1 1c.c or in prcpnrln:z I-? +2izc~;L:i ::*it ,,iv2 + ' , r ,c .- f l ~ ; r t r t o tho~ tsitsc \ + c > t ~ l d n ~ i t haxr
, s - r i i ic,rir-il F ;iitr:zc rti~i;~i ~ r ) t h u ctrqts the ( ornpany ~nctirrcd. "- .- - k t . * . . r i ~ , r , : t P E I , ? ! ~ upph, ht11 in ~tcz c;15c .;hall rh15 charce I *? t rl;e- ci6t.r t d ~ i ~ c ~ I m i gc Sol the minimum pcr~od of
?* t - I - r i i ~ t~it.ttr~p tnqtallnt~crn cha! gec. and all - '.,u '-r LI:bh:src . it:+\ r i k r i j t f ~ 4 t (!IC C ~ ~ n ~ p a n y f hzt W O L I ~ ~ have
rfi,:li;t-rrJ:!r in tFic t tk~L(lnicr hacl sewice begrin lnli :sx< I :IT,$ C i r yrri7w.nk *+;riiic nt L,r r pt'rcerlr)
': : ;, : 2 ~ V G ~ T , ; ; , EL!*:: t (j?tkf3mll. i j l ~ t ~ r j ; ~ n y cvpense rri connectron with ,s6=k-: .. ..- 7 x .=.:: ! .. ... r .. :kt'>.fSur' : I U ~ , c ~ t tvhere special arrangements of
$;jcii.riri;. ..:.il:ct~t-'ipw~.!x:t'r 173~1: t,eguri. before tile ('ompany !:et i-..~i;::q( .i i.o.~rsritot~nn no~ivc. a charge ccl~lal to the costs
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i::b b t i3 :$6 . L:'ii tsCi %nt;.~zir,c. applrei;. in such cases, the charge *,aii;8t~r:R:,v?eJ clit 411~17 C T ~ C ~ T I C I ~ ~ S a5 the cost of the i'.?,?+~q?4:iyY?i,II r;k:$i:tr~..;, ;kr\d mnlcnal, tile cost of jnstal\ation. i??>;~~tY<~:;i~t,iS% iulsilr. and suporvlsl(>n. general and
{..-I-,%%&: b , .,,..i~..-.-~ - , , . I si,',e rtgcriPc; r,rther chsburscrnents. depreciation, E2.:;i+?4~:i.;i1ii'i: ttrrer. ;srnvli;tflll h r rct~lm lt11 Investment. and ,:;f.;l: ?$lh%'.'? ili%i:! ; ~ z % c . ~ c ~ u I c ~ ~ , ~ ~ t ~ l thf special constmctlon 01- ;:*p>'Yq&, $.,I - .,; . ,+ .+I,. i)ls."il'b*;
," 2.1 !U tf ttlc l u.;tomer n~akcs or requests rnaterral changes ~ r i
c.rri:url cnynccr.rng, ctqulpnleni spec~ficahons. smrlce paramctcrs. prcinlses locations, or otllerw~sc matenally tkm~iiitcs any provlslan of the appllcat~or~ for senlcs. the t'rlctorner'., rnstn[lnhon fec skali be adjusted accord~ngly.
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iswet! b) Joseph Pollto. Jr. Director of Telecon~rnun~cat~o~~s Sales SNIP Link LLC 100-A Tninbrtdge Drive Pennsaukcn. NJ 081 10
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la;;!? hitk R I ~ - * rendcl-rcf In tile casc of 3 b ~ l l ~ n g d~sputc between the Cuaomer . t ~ l - ~ k :!?E t rv~;mi1; k ~ r scrvrce lirrnl:,hcd In the (-ustoni~'r, which cannot bc settled ~F-?: !I f:~?:$~i,i/ 'ratl.,fact~on. the tonier n-tay lake the folloivlng course of actlon t rhr :rtlr:s% ti1,ter k-~ftt-ct~ ( i 5 dzrg;c. alicr the hll lng date
2 i ~ i 1 I rrit. the I'ustc~mcr may request. and thc ('ompany IL 111 prov~de. a n ~n-cl~plh ~ C V I ~ W O F the d~sputed amount. Il'l-re undrsputed portloti anti subsequent bills must be p a ~ d on a tlmellj basis or the. serblce may he hubjcct to dlsconnrct~on.)
: i; Scconii. l i ' iherc 1s st111 a dlsagreenient about the dlspuled dtnolnnt altcr ~nvestipat~on and revlekt by the C.'ompany. the f usrcrmtzr Inay tile an appropriate comnplalnt w ~ t h the Public t i t t l ~ t ~ s ('nmmlsston. 'I he address of the Cnrnni~sslon 1s.
I'apltol Bldg.. I sl Floor, 500 East Caplrol !li.c., Pxcn-c. 5.13. 5 7 3 t I -5tl7fJ
ail;,..... t r L i:t~li,'i*i~it*' ~l ia \ hi., d~rccted to the C'ompany toll free at 1-888-764-7600
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lisucd kry Joseph Polito. Jr. Director ~ST'elecornin~~n~cat~ons Sales SNIP L~nk. [.LC 100-A Twinbridge Drive Pennsauket~ WJ 08 1 10
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1 i r j "..,Ma-- A$lrzw:iorci, for Ia~trtrruptioas in Service
LQt i Ir~t~trupi~ci i~i In ~eruice. u h ~ c h are not duc tu the negi~gtnct. ~31. ur nnncompl~ance tvtrh the provisions of t h ~ s tariff by. the ('t~dors?c.i' ii; fllc operarrt-rn or malfunction of the facilities. potve: or equipment ~ ~ r n r r t c d by tltc r 'u+lorner. tvill hc crec!ited to the Customer as set forth In 7 1 f'r.2.:"? fir1 FEX $73~7
n f t l ~ e <el-vrce that the Inlcrrup!lon affects
;! f (1 7 C'rcdit f h r Interruptions
7 1 0 2 ,.I ;I cred~t allonance \\ 111 be inadr u.4~1; aIi i t l~cn-~tp~ir~t ; r s k , i t i i
bccauic of a fh~l~rrr of an) cornponeni ti:rntshcd h) rht. 1 ctnlp,il?j
ttncier thli tarjff An 11?1c1~ul,trt9n pfrrcttI hcc!ti\ :ikt::': ii:t C irhtomcr report!, a service. fac111ty or circuit hc intrwf;?i:lll~~;
and releases ~t for testing and repair An rntc~rrapttrbra ~xrtud end- \then the sen-ice, facil~ty or circuit IS operatis c . 11' rltc ('th,rtimcr reports a service. facifrp nr C I T L ' U I ~ ro t ) ~ tnopcra?rz.t" hr11 ~ ~ C L * $ I Z ~ ~
lo relcase i t for testlng and repair. 11 is corrsi~f~ret: Itr i>c ir:.ip;firc~i. bur not interrupted
2 I b l H For calculating credlt al i ts~anccs. every month r5 conw.!i;ic.ti tcr have 30 days. ,4 crediL a l l o u a : ~ ~ r IS appl~ed on zi pro -i,di;i i w i -
agarnst the rate. spccihed hcreiinder and is ticpnden; ~ipi,i? *lit%
length of the ~nterriiptron (5nlh) !how f;ii.citirr.~ rkr: ;!26.
interrupted portion of the circurt \t 111 rccrtipc ;r cretin?
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Issued by Joseph Pollto. J r Director of Teleconmrnun~c3t1or?s Sales SNIP Llnk. LLC 100-.4 Twrnhridge Dn\ e Pem~sauken. NJ 08 I 10
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2 j b > [ ' credit ailolrance u ~ l l be g n t n fctr rnren-u;;tlons 01' i 5 m ~ t ~ : % < i
01. mtrre. ('rccl~t allowances shall he ca1cularc.b w foilas\s
Tnlerrtytions uof 7-1 Hours or 1 ,ess
L.css than 15 niinutes
15 rnrrlutes up to but not lnclt~dlng 3 hours
3 hours up to but not including 6 hours
6 hours up to but not including 5i hours
9 hours up to but not includ~ng 12 hours
12 hours up to but not including 15 hours
15 hours up to but not including 24 hours
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Iswed by Joseph Pollto. Jr D~rector of Telecori~niunicat~m Sales SNIP L~nk, LLC 100-A Ttwnhndge D1-I\ c Pennsauken, NJ 08 1 10
3 id . i,#k~%gr~rc\, far inacrrul(?tions in Service (C'ont-d)
2 I 0 2 d.r.rt8it for Interruptions (d'orct'tl)
-Two or lnorc lntcrruptions of 15 rnintltes or more dun:?g mi: cl'ir 34- hour per~od shall be constdered as one mrerruptlon.
h m ~ l p t ~ o n s Over 74 I-lours and Less fix111 77 I E ; I ~ : ~ Intcrnlptlons over 24 hours and less than 72 hours u t j l be e~-cJlie+;-i! 1 5 day for each 3-hour period or liaction !hcseof. ?-!o IRCIX [ I I Z ~ : ~ one fill1 day's credit w~ll br allowed for any pcriud dl34 hr~r~n-s
Interrupt~ons Over 72 Hours. htcnupt~ons uvcr 12 hours ntf? he crcdited 2 days for each full 24-hour penod. Nil marc ttrnir 'ti clays cred~t \viII be allowed for any one month pertod
2 iG 3 t,imitatioras on Allowances
( 2 ) ~nterruptlons due to the negligence of. csr noncom;?!rancc v-dEl f k i ~ ,
prc~v~srons of this tanff by. thc Cusiurner-. atlrI-~a;rcc~$ u ~ r , p3rn7 uses. or other common carrier p r o v ~ d ~ ~ i g scrl-tcr connt:ted r t r lbrc r e n l c e of the Company:
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Issued bv: Joseph Poiito. Jr. D~rector of Telecorn~nur~~cat~ori~ S;ilcs SNIP Link. LL.C i OO-A Twvulbndgc I>rn c Pemlsakiken- NJ OS i if!
( h ) lntermptlons duo to 1lic negfrgcncr ct! an! fer~or! ~*fFtr:: ;:-,A
the ('ompany. including hut nilt Z:m~tc~l :o !be k :: :t~a::i-.: i.
aiher common camsri ccmnectrd to rhc: f ' n ~ ~ p - n ; , ' ~ f.j:;!:;:i.
(t) lntct-ruptlons due to t h t I 0-i m ~ ! S ~ i ~ i t ~ , i t ot -SIZ
Company equlpmrnt.
( d ) ~ntenuptlons of sen t i c ciur~np an! penr.14 an \slma,it I ~ I C t' ftfi$Tl?i:lf: : 71.'
g1~er-1 full and free acccss to rrs I s c t f ~ r r ~ ~ :%rid ~(p~jrrtmif tilt: ~*:i~i~i-ii
of lnvesttgatlng and con-ecting tnfcrr.t~~t.ittr\.i.
- - ( c ) lrltenuptlons of'servlcc durlrrg a prrloif 111 ~ % h ! t j ; tirc ( rt'drfii:C: F : " - " -= -. t o use the service or1 a n rmpatred hasis,
(f) lntermptions of serylcc du~.(rtg 3 q F*L<E:,(~~~: tl;h?>-j ~)lt;:
(~'ustnnier has rolcaseil srrsicr ttr \he ( 'i.unj7;rng' &>r rZ:gi:;';gYt<gW;;C p<g;,;s~~~~.;~ or for lmplen~entat~on of a C'usrtsrncr. ardrr. !bs a c!.r.;r%3ge k n i,:':.%-?t:-~~r
arrangements; and
tg) lntenllptl~n of scrvlce due to C#rcuniazllLck+ $17 cbl.i; iqr jk44,nsj th: ,,;;:hr.; of Company.
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I S S ~ L C ~ : ...................... , ........... 6: ffki: ~i 't, e: Issued by: Joseph Poliro. II
Director of Telccornnurnti:a1::~~1~~ ialcs SKIP I-ii~k. 1-1-C' 100-A 'Tnrtubrtdge Dr1t.c Pem~sauken. N.! (18 I l t i
3 I h Allov~sviances for Interruptions in Service (Contnbt
2 16.4 B'ancellation FOP Service InterrufHion
C'ancellatton or teniinatrnn f;,r s c r l ~ ~ c iri:trr::p!lrr%l ::. $~:~lt-tlg,.if :¶3I :; c ' .c
nlrcu~t r x p e r ~ e n c ~ s a srnglr oonflnuous ixrtapc (9: t; f r i ~ ~ r : - 8 4 ~ R W ~ Z * 431 ii;~t6 : 4 . - -
ice crcdlt5 equalrny I h hours bn a continunu- :?-:?nrl;tjr F;"~~TY:Lc! 2 hr t o"L -v - i cancel scrvicc ander th!, pravliion i.tpi7;1:&\ rrzi l? it3 ik:r wr;rc< i ;lisr': + B I Q L = ~ - + ~
been <ubjcct to tlic ouragc or c~~ni~~li l t i i le WFZ ~ i . ~ rrcitltt<
7 . - - I Q'ancellation of Service
If a Customer cancels a Scr\.~ct. fftder clr t;r;isz;&g% -r;?i,ib5-;'l, t"r,"fvj~c $6::~- completion of the tcrm for any tcrrstm Y%F~;&-AX~:CP k $ f f t u S?L;C~ s ',.,%: i*,*
interruption (as defined In 7 I ti al-ovc). CLslr~nirt. sgc43 :cr \i3fi + kf: :~p+q f fS:r followtng sums v~hich shall hccc;itic due anor trl%XSTF &- rG firre 4uLfz. fi: L* ? b e -"?$ :%- cancellation or ternl~natIori ;i17d bc payizhlt. \ss;j~ar I$:?* ~ - P % ~ J I ~ ~LC: ::tpiP i t ~ : :, 3 ,it
costs, fees and expenses reasonably mcrrnr.a,i I:? <ui:iag~,i,urii. $5 t:!; f ; "i-:.!
Recurring charges reasonably expcndx-d by (4trrn;la:;: i.r I_"-.~r)h4ii3 $:.,I, c :-, Customer. plus 1) any dlsconnccunn, r:rz.14; raf5fcll;idlnii siii fEy,=satt+:~r~~~*.: ; 5;Jr p+. reasonably tncurred and paid m thrr-ti partti:% hk r ;as>r~tr,*, OIY i k G t i r A l ~ ! ~ i ~ ~ i ~ , , - : . . plus 3 ) a11 Kecurrlng ('hargrs s9ccific.d $1.: i l ; ~ ~$I++&G%;? %J-z'~ 4 >~J&%T- $ a+xi i~ ;,,Y
the balance of the thzn current tr11~1
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Issued: . ._ .. . - ... lssued by: Joseph I'cll~to, l r
D~rector of ~l'c-fccc~nutirtlr~clt:jc~rp.:: !$8f.~b
SNIP I-~ilk I-f.C-' I C)C)-!\ T ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ~ k t ~ i i ~ ~ ~ ~ i l ~ i ~ t :
Prnnsaukcn ?2J OX i l O DCO! iFf<f!EBi I 315-1.1 2
SECTION 2. TERMS AND f'ON131TIONPj (Cont'dl
7 1 S Transfers and Assignmenis
2.19 Notices and Commarnicalinns
9 1 The Custarner shaf I des~g;itc con Sprvrt-~ $ Ifrs$4:,t &i:&~2i<s :;g n+i.s;;;& !$-: Cornpan y shal! mai i or :!elr-,'cr al i ~ t g l c ~ : ~ ;irl$:i I B ~ & . c ~ C C ~ . ~ ; : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; : ; ~ J ~ E J ~ " ; ~ ~ ~ gys~e;" i&;i+ C'ust~mer may also drsf&v,rilatc ;a sell:jG;e :tddnr.i;+A 2x3 ?:+&kg fj:g $'5'E@b$k;.pji*i: :&:f9.
for service shall St. rna~lcd.
2.19.3 All notices or ~ J ~ ! I M comT?3utltC;jiximiI p:2q:jJ;pCsj ffi 2s; gs';'fi pcgpg$#g @!:.:- tariff \ ~ ~ i l l be in ivmtmg. & ~ ~ ~ e ~ ; ~ x i ~~~~~~ t ; 8 t > ; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ~ i ~ g ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ti$ sgfi$qp gxe~;3 , :gg-k all btlls mall& by the r'.'c>mpn.l,. .;$hiki$ pi,k*s$ra:& ~ Z T , ti;r?;g %fkc;$ir~ tiit$B:~;;jrc!& gp;?:
- .. other party on dlc rtltrd &;j~~cp5 t$iT~ fg-g$~4yik~:i"i-dr t . . . fii.~.:~5i;~~;.i k. .Lr*C: .~ .. 8t .3*.nsz $~s!-:<js:
cornmuntcatlors or h i 1 with the i ! 5 h;fz+.;ti a; a p?;.+:,;& &i&33fcz*.jc ,.%. ,.- tg:3~G:w, and properly addressed. ti:. :t.i;cr~ acrLz:zi&y ~ - ~ $ : s ~ ~ ~ d 6% fi"$Pgcccp$ kf.h: a,iz$Zir;;2-2iIq:;iz, whisbever occurs firs?.
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Issued b y Soscph I'i-rlbri~, :.i i3iiec1er of T ~ ; $ ~ ~ ~ ; U ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : , ~ : J ; ~ ~ ~ ; - ~ :$;4t;*..;, SNd' 1.-mk, t..t,C" 10Bv.A 'l 'wrrcbiil~:c i3rrv: t"cg2sps;tarkest X.i @5$ ; l@
IICU I IFREEBII 345.14.2
% ilriip;ljz) (st I\IC .' ti~l,rinlcr .hall atlv~se the other party of any changes Lo the , ~ ~ k , l ; r3-.,2.c di=,rgnntctl for rioticcs, rrthcr commulilcaiions or b ~ l l t n ~ . by foliow~ng
p:rk.ct!mc=a fcq grcilig noticc .iet forth hcrcin
' ; ' k : i ~ i i i i s * ~ t ~ r ' i : t ! . well tie tlu\;clopcd on a cosu-by-cnsc basis In response to a bona - , I:~:LI : C ' L ? : ~ L + ~ ~ i io l t~ ;I ('~~stcztl~er or prnspcct~ve C'ustotner to develop a con1pet1tls.e 5q- i i5 Fi-rr ..cX~-vtt:c ~ i f t ' r ~ r l ~ ~ r ~ r l r ' r t h ~ s ta1.1t'l' Rates quoted in response to such ;=i8iixpv;;:rse rs,jiit'4t'r 1 1 7 9 ~ he ~ I ~ ~ L ' I P I I ~ fi.01~1 thost' specrfiecl for such sclvlces In
- & tjc-ja 5 n i iltis t~rrl?' If'l', rates bvtll be offered to the C'ustomer In wnt~ng and k w h C? t'rrl:i:j!''!:f.%i~~fr~i~t~$~~ basts
i i..
; t t- ?+zL' i trnt;rwt\> rnzy C ~ ~ ~ I ~ P I I S I I temporary promotional programs wherein ~t may s ~ * t ~ ~ ' (14 ~ : " d i i ~ ' t ntm-recurring or secumng charges, to inwoduce present or yr$h't?liil\ I j ~ + t i f r t ~ ~ r ~ to a service nut prewnusly recerved by the Customers.
S.1) P I ' ( '. Tariff No. f ( . ) r lg~nal Page No. 39
tcln c\plaln how to apply tile rate table associated trxh the
! : a El;i!rtrz f-ltlvr r ,i!fi pi:ir.rti c~;.cr the C'ompany's imderlying carrier's network 1s 4-<t..ctt t w :he Ifur;rrtctn of thc call T ~ n ~ r n g begins when the called stailon 1s
G ~ I * B s ~ ' T c ~ ~ , n-, dctrrmtncrl hy qtandard ~nclustry methods generally In use for MC+ i::tiw;g ntv~nzrs. ~nctucltng anwer supervision hardware by wh~ch the local
ir-lt.iqhrti~iq i.rriztp;lni. i c n d ~ a slgrial t o the s w ~ t c h or the software uhllzinp audlo ? s * w ift':ecttt)r[ 1 Imtng ends when crther party hangs up.
t i 41 wt kizrh ~n l;crt~on -1, crrlls wril be lxllcd in increment5 of elther ( I ) an i n ~ t ~ a l t'rrlrtt~?'c't~ ( 13) ir:cmcl 131'1.1011 and add~t~onal SIX (6) second perrod.: ( 1 1 ) an lnitral th:: rt I Eli t w~t\nil pcr~itd ancl addltlonal S I X (6) second penods: (111) an ln~tral r ixrr: tho) qccand pcnod and acldrtlonal tli~rty (30) second penods: or ( tv) an rnrrwl 03u ( 1 t mlnitte pcr~od anti add~t~onal one (1) lnlnilte perrods
Effecti1-e: - I:;sticii by Joseph Polito, It..
13rrcctor of ~~elecomrnun~cat~ons Sales SNiP L.ink, LLC 100-A Tlvinbridpe Drive I'ennsaukcn, N J 08 1 10
S.Il.P.I.~.C'. .l.ai.ifT No. I Or~ginal Page No. 40
i f crrkc trtttancc Sentce I \ n ciedicated or switched long distance message tr!t.rainnttttr:cnit<ri?s scrvlctt provldcd between polnts located within the Slate il:vrlrt.arr~f t . I nny Drqtancc calls are bllled in initial 18 second Increments and : ~ , L i t f ~ t r r l ; r l i ~ l tncrctncnt.4 of' h seconds Switched It- Long Illstance calls are billed r f l tnt t~nf I S wc!,nd ~ncrrmcnts and add~t~onal Increments of 6 seconds.
Xiall I r r~~e '+er-vxcr is a tclecornmunications service ~vhich allows a caller to place i';t;lc to il t 'tlitnrrler at I I O cost to the calling party by d~aling a telephone nu~nhrr fbrat I + ~ a1~~4ign~Cf In a ('uctun~er I'remises and that employs a toll-free area code l i r i i ltac wrt-ice is h~lled in inltial 18 second Increments and addiiional :t:i:rrrnt*r?ri; of 6 scconcls
I fit ( ritiyxlny ofti-rs custon-rers ordering Anytlme LJSA three (3) alternaIlt,e plans lu:r.irrt ~ I ~ C ~ D itle rnanner of bill presentment that the customer pre-selects. There 1s ;r 11~1:1tt12y lke for this plan and no minutes of usage are provided.
rllr ( 'orni>:~r-iy offers cclstolners ordenng the Integrated Servlces Call111g Plan riircsc ( 3 ) :~ltcrnative plans based upon the manner of b~ l l presentment that the custnincr ps~-ti~Iects There is no monthly fee for thls plan and no minutes ~f us:;rgc arc pro\ rtled Separate Intcmct access rates of SNIP, Inc, apply In addinon tu thc tslccnrnmunicat~ons usage rates below. This plan provides custonlers \~,lth ;\ paukagt of switched telecommunications serv~ces and Internet access C.tistc~nti'i's muct subscribe. to a qual~fying Internet service offered by the c'on-q~ai~y". Intcrtlet provider. SNIP, Inc.
4.4 ~rd~W~~wtgr?t Assi~f anct ZiiFt 1Srrrctor:' Assistonce Service provldes the Customer with access to telephone :i:;inh~r ikc;t~r:g ruforn~atlot~. The Company will provlde t h ~ s sei-vlce tllrougil t:.!%;~ngcn~cnts n~!h other telecornn~i~nlcat~ons carriers.
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EtTecti\.e: -- issued I S ~ : Joseph Palito. Jr.
Director of Telecommunrcations Sales SNiP Link. I,LC 100-A Twinbridge Drive
S.r).P.I ,'.C'. Tariff No. 1 Original Page KO. 41
$4 3 ~t:$~~~&~$;h%&[.;c r~ i cex i l b t \ Cl~>~" r~ i t r~~ Xcrt I C C \ rn\ol\c assictlne ( '~~slomers with ihe placement of long d15tance - ic i tphnrr~ till 1.;. ~ n c l ~ ~ d ~ n p C 'all~ng C'ard Calls, Station-LO-Station Calls. arrd Person-to- ' I 1 I lic ('ompany \ t ~ l l I ) ~ G - \ ( I ~ C this service through arrangements w ~ ~ t l i other I C ! C C ~ T I ~ ~ ~ ~ I U T ) I C ~ ~ I ( I ~ ~ carrlcrs.
I ( 5 -.-"- t m r ~ s t s r e t-ailing C6.;iir[I S u r ~ ~ i c e Z i ~ c . Coi-lzpa~ly wrll pm\-idc ~ t s ('trstomers w~ th call~ng cards fgr the purpose of enablmg the cu~,lot~-rcr tn nccess the ('nrnpan~y's long distance sel-vice; from locations otlier than rtir ('ustrrnicr's prcn?ises
i
a,: ig~js!&tv CaIii11g Card Directory Assistance Service Ir-t~ra~:ti~tc C'illl~np C'ard t)trcctory Ass~stance Service prov~des C'ustomers uslng tlic Ini-r.;tr;;latc (7all~rig C'ard Serv;ce w ~ t h ncces5 to telephone number llst~ng mfo~matron Thc I 'rirttl7any tv~ll provide thls service through arrangements 1~1th other telecornmunicat~ons c .1rr1L'I'F.
$3 c 3 $ i & ~ g a P l i n g Service t onft:r~ncc (':tll~~ig Sei-vicc IS an audm senwe that allows ('ustomers to establtsh ct7nfcrrncc cnllc 1 ~ 1 t h ~ndlvtduals located at different sites. Customers ma). enter Into the ct~nt 'c .~c~~ce rnoctlng Lislng a pre-assrgr~ed conference telephone number
4.Q .....---- Orr3u;e~ Ser%ice Il)li.iNct Sewicc IS the v ~ r t ~ ~ a l connect~on ~vlthln the State orignat1ng from Customer ?3r.c+t~~rs;c\ that arc oonnccted to the C'ompaiiy's point of presence ("POP") or v~rtual poillt 111 tlrtsencc ("VPOP") uslng ded~cated access. The Cus t~mer must dctiver traffic to one trt' the ('ornpany's collocated Sac~l~ties. uslng separate arrangements obta~ned from rhe ('ompany or a tltrrd party. OnNet Serv~ce rates apply to all non-loca! traffic conipleted ~hrc~ugh such arrangements. Ol-rNet Senwe calls are b~lled In ~ n ~ t ~ a l IS second increments and adcfitronal rncrcments of h seconds
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Issued by Joseph Pollto. Jr D~rector of Telecommun~catio~~s Sales SNIP Link, LLC Inn-.' Twinbridge Dnve Pennsauken. NJ 08 1 10
S 11 I' 1: c' 'Tariff No. 1 ()i.rgrnal Page No 42
; ; $#3 , - p A !;..I!,. " f 9 g .-.* kS, : . - ~. &3cg:~* &,* : :;* rn ;.*r b
, .* .i-i *.-. *~: q- $% :, $;f;;; ., >*,. : '.. .,? - p 3, .::- , - .g,i:~~,~~;,*~g~::~f;~.~~~.;Ji$;~j
' " $ is@.* g-y/*r;kgfg @.:&2 .g .,s..,G i~:*:.A@M&;'3i:G;,.;A-: b,,, 3, - .-.-
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.\ .g '3 ;. ;.. F'2g;jlg:$r:i! 1 i- 'I rji'i P r . ~ ? Scrttce . ..
('. '7 ?.!f 'l Wb7 per inti?r:l;tc
. ,. ~ , . : , ~ ~ & ; j ~ ~ : & g ~ ~ ~
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'I''fw rc-c:kii:r.?ny ~ C E fbr ihc ilnytlmc t lSA plan i s $4.05 per month.
%ty!&Lgd.- !.?-Jb& Toll -- Free -- Kate f3i.7~:~2tiI 1.t:' I4rtl1ng 5 0.1084 % 0.1 684 Ftr,s6?:.c~t-m lltllvng S 0.1Fj84 Pd 0.1684
>~by!t_ullaacl 1 6 Rate 7'011 Free Rate \%ret,t 7 f t ' fStlJ~ng B 0 1684 $ 0.1684 I iPr:rcinn I.tr!ting F rl l hH4 d 0.1684
-- Effective:
Icst:.tvif k~y. fosi.ph I'olito. Jr. I'hrcctor of 'l'elecamn~unications Sales S?4lP l.lnk. LL,C 100-A Twinbridge Drive Pennsnt~kcn, NJ 051 10
5 5 Toill Operator Services
t3cr Call Set-up ('hargc: Pcr Fvl~nute Rare Per- (.all Charge for C'all~ng C'arci ('allc
Placed liom a Payphone
5 7 'Intrastate Calling Card Direotun ttssistsnce
Per Call 52% 05
5 f ; Cowfere~lee Cafling Service - .
Weekday charges apply 12.00 m t d n ~ ~ h t C'SI f\;Ir>~i-rttP&> throti$:k f., 1 &$* r p s~ F, % % I ~ Y : < : V <
Weekend charges apply 12:00 ri~rdnlghr C'S'T SarriifJ;ty r!~rrnigk E 1 f'rc2 p tn * 3 f "-i,.;ll,!;ri.;
!a,kg&r"r;ry. .r.~~~:;i-t!:g~ % $ ,,*$ <Er,L 4 S ' W " dg b &f-$,?* c> gpg!; Pa- Cali Set-up Charge: f 3.00 '. -2.:
u e l 3 5
Per M111uie Per Bridgeport Rate: $0 65 sf) $ 4
5.9 @@Net Service Rates
Between Intrastate tATAs:
S? ViP Link, LLC C 1
3&:c3-IQh 5 . RATE - SQ:IIgEDt7LES (E-ont 'd}
irr k'olt~me and Term I[)iscorants
The [oi\o.vl.ing to\unlr and term discotlnrs applq ict all !~~!~i:t~r;1ni~nt*:~14,:t~i:-J !a ~::,:1'
purchat;ed under :his tartff The Company wlII itppl!. rhssc t i i i i ~ i a t t ~ in Tf'rC ~'::dri?l:c; T
tofa1 rnc~ntiliy bill for qertlces rendered. In the aggrcgarc
'. 1 0 . 1 Tenn D I . S < Q ~ ~ ,
Tcnn -. -. - One Year: Two Year: T1u.e~ Year:
year:
hlonthlv Reounlng Revenue
No Commitment.
S 100 00 499.00
sjoo.oo 999.00
S l.000.0f) - 3,999 00
S4.000 00 8,499 00.
58,.C;00.00 - 12.4g9.00:
S 12,500.00 +.
Discount
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Director of Tclccni~~t~i~~tc~?xiirt:i 5aie,i SNiP Link. I.,[-C 100-A Tiv-it~bnijgt. Drive Pennsauken. N.1 0% I lli
i;.? ,--*- r.7- * J > , , X J : ~ tti,$.rrb. t :+5.i4 2
St~d:i.: OaksPa Public. Utilities Cammission WEEKLY FfLIRIGS
F w kkw $2o;ri%1rl nl J;rn~,aaV 31 , 2OQ4 through January '17, 2001
.;r.% ; ,% . -*:A , "'a- . - ..+" , + :,' s M;ng faxed oveintght expressed, or malled to you, please contact I I . - r4?1-' 7 Z= 58;g,-+?ss 3ayg ~f t h ~ ~ I~iing Phone 605-773-3705 Fax 605-773-3809
g:@, tn l t t ~ %&#@F 04 the Appficatian of SNiP Link, LLC for 2 Certificate of Authority to Sta~xaD$ !nI~~$~r ,%&nge Tel@cosrrmunZcations Sewices in South Dakota.
' .,.* .,.-. 2k xlL !, .., "eB ;,, L % a-pe.+cv~P:7 ;: gc.-7*~"s?,. ,75i,3c~is A of kuthonty to prov~de rnterexcinange telecommunication sew~ces .+? ., , , ;-.-:.:-.:. ,:_- ?z, i,icf,+?ka,~ ?;.s,... ... . - :141&~%y \!18 r:i-p$162n! itt&nd~ offer basic 'I+ long distance services. WATS, caiting ,(.,P.%., ;. f$y :.e * -;.,, ,,,), *<..,A: #::,b< ::;: :c.L-,* , ,J z+tl-f; ,y.;,5:p:5r~;5: -*:*d<<:@?; ;hcat~gh resate
J*s 8e 2 -$* 5, trr f-he S & ~ % t t ~ 2 the RsqucsO far Deeertifieation of LDM Systems, Inc. as an Intra~Ebla, Inlm~xchange Carrier and for Assignment of its CLEC AulharimaEion ta R% P&rqkrat C ~ m p a ~ l y , RSL Cam U.S.A., Inc.
), I - ++ - % I-:, ~ a f ~ @ n / :amparty of LDM Systems, Inc requests to withdraw the - t 3 - *= n-'?: ',t+:rrs;'-;.z:s 0.1 f 4 4 ~ ~ R ~ ~ P j gra!lted lo LDM Systems, Inc 1t-1 TC95-121 and to transfer the local
A 5% > , ; I = ?' Bii-j.":3:a4:d G S H F ~ E ~ & ic L.WM Systems, Inc In TC97-038 to ~tsetf LDM Systems, Inc WJ!~ cease - a, -* , +-r-+,:cr',,~*:qit t d ~ m n \ m \ ~ l ? ~ ~ a t i o n ~ SewIces In the state, and the LDId Systems, lnc. current ., . * -2. : & :: r-?@j~~; l ,x i t $9 51?wed by RRSL COWI U S A., Inc under the same rates and pursuant to the j .tc . i;rl WCI ?:* 2 LrErr!il:ibfLB 6f s~~VICE! LnM Systems, Inc does not have any local exchange customers In ' .s :++
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? = > U I C --4\@ - t, L+ 4i 7$w>e :I$ %lu@ MnlSsr of. &ha Filing for Approval of a Third Amendment to an fnlerconnection $.gr%~t.snant between Qwast Corporation and Sprint Communications Company, C.P.
Y - a . en ; .P-- i" r: EC!3 5 13 :be I??8flconr1ect1on Agreement between Qwest Corporation (Qwest) and Spr~nt ";-; -\.-. :,:-Y?.L.-,G C ?~*-!;mfiy i F iSpr!nf) was filed with the Cammusion far the states of Idaho, Iowa,
7% - 3- 2 B;6t~F;.4%k~ Nmr( hllext20. North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah and Wyom~ng for approval ! < " : , 3 : Tiye agreemenus a negotiated agreement with the parties adopting the negotiated
* . sr :Z a ~.?.ri: ;> &:;ir%ap:t%n:, Se?@sen fip;!i;'t aird mest which wzs q j p r u ~ e d by :he Coiiimission ~ f f ~ : ~ i i u e , ,, d,-* ,,!-< a -'=: * ' ' * - - Y - ,+ 62. dltarzkfj! hfo TC87-149 The Amendment adds terms and cond~tions for Complex
= ',-!.; 1 ,,-,A-- . . , - .imp .F;~J i Any p a q bvlshrng to somment on the agreement may do so by fiiing i d + L - , . -= r i i m P s .., .,> ~ ~ ~ ? t r i 1":s Ccinmtss~on and the parlres to the agreement no later than February 6, 2001
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SUITE aoa
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1. .. ?- ';.I'tiYt:t' t3ockct TCOi -004 - In the Matter of the Application of SNiP
!.~11k, ! i 1[ ' for tl C'crti ficatc of Authority to Provide Interexchange i~~2q~r;r~q;~1gji l ions Sen-~ccs in South Dakota
RA ,L*& 'inik ~ i i k t ca l for liftng an ong111al and ten (1 0) copies of the responses, tariff r + > I,.- .L h~ai> ,ip2*i_jlci;f tlkt3t>~ritl srai~:metlts of SNIP Link, LLC to the requests of Utility Analyst
, , ;, 7~%;g+.-5-: i + f?tt:rnkc :xrte tlliit SNiER Link, LLC submits its financial stateme~xs under separate r.~:,:* iiint,+<" sii* t ~ t , t - d ~ ~ c a s.e'nf, irnri respect fully requests confidential treatment thereof.
;:! :di?hg;i:ir -4 i$~~f3ili i i i t t~: COPY of this fiiing is enclosed. Piease date-starnp the duplicate .G%- ' n 1 p: - , , 'k j* : . a f i i l .tdfli~rai to t l ' ~ ~ ' t i~tdes~~gt~cd co~tnsel ~n the self-addressed, postage paid envelope ;**I: *3!sz%
I Respectfully submitted, ,
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+ii trlqpseh nf h>iP (>ink, LLC to Questions and k$&~*--.+-- s i ix t%cr w#-,,A-*;i ct 1 f * r t z r a .
tn-jtiircd by AKSD 30: 10:34:02(7).
Qiie& 8 &&., b E ri,- k%iFtX prn\itDic wr%ice aa a statewide basis.
It,J*--B , i ! ' J G ' * 2 i % t P C * ~ [ L ~ ~ T L = ~ otntements ( r r2 balance sheet. income stalement and cash :" 1 ~ , i : : ; sr4 tl:,5;+ a;1p4lc~i:~t Thc cash flow statement prov~ded was the combined - - ,.A, -*; .+i %%*&fY [fir i2$ea;r.5c provide a statement of cash flows for the applicant. SNIP
r L , ,*.%, ; 8 !tii,+ tk1,:~~:?6c3t i.f~t?uld hc for ~ h c same I ln~e penod as the other SNiP Link LEA' : : A ? , , =, - - * r 'FY il ms' i lzr MJT:T~$~SCJ I f ~ I I I S statement is unava~lable, you rnay request a waiver in N~~:; 5:1:;47 ~1 r?i -t,i14;% 4 2 ; ) l if 21 071 i 5 ) Piease include the applicant 's reasons for the
a-, s &em% -#- %et: b k a * rn%tai'i%t%tI apdaaed Enancia1 statemeants (Aitac~r~~terrz A) for the period c ~ f I ' i i i+n~ A S Y , ~ k * ; 2fWYfi th11~)xz&) Ysiovembrrs 2080. Please note tinat SWP Link, f,LC's i d t f t ~ c ~ r b z t ~ i i m jilt psqwa ided separately.
'L 1 +- ,:ab! .+ i:2:7>t1 i l t t i I ~ S S I ;$cI(.ITcss COSY supports as required by ARSD 20: 10:24:1)2( 12). Plcasr. !%??A, b % j 5 lzL i7iiii-,.rf$"iclC U S J 1f~fiir~tittli~11.
X % 8 $ i i d + , % $. t ' M it4 prnviclc iaterercfsange services that are currently fully competitive $a 1&c : % ~ a t i ~ Ekikno-a murkca. Conseqraerntly, 880 cost sappo~f for tariffed rate: ts i:h6tbdt.alG
i :r;, - :cb~.-2 ::* :~klilt:ci P I ~ l ~ l i t t Dakota consumers, the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission E ~ @ i * g h4 kk. r~blrtctr,u~f appl~cil~its w ~ t h unknown or marginal financial capabilities from
L + 5 - ..& r - s ~ ~ ~ - #, ,%a,Gxi-- , ..,%-a:tt c,tl!k~tg, cards;scrvices and from collecting customer deposits and advance
.i l l gq:~_i::-. E BIC:>C rcstr!ctmns are placed in the Comn~issiorl order granting authority. This 7 t i l ; : ' a i ::.;i*-:ni t k ~ t t tllc ~ l p p l ~ ~ i ~ ~ t wouid have to bill the monthly fees (includir~g custom calirr l~ ::=ICi?~z;l-f %t?s.,t t5r rs:cltrnnp inontilly fees) in arrears. The applicant is free to apply to the r ,~::P~o?i.:+mr? h r o'cttfot al of tlac restrictions once financial capability improves or is mndc h. ,!3; k k $3
:i,~--~c,i i rr i {hi- f i~ l i i f i~ ta l t t ~nfcirrnation received, the applicant has not demonstrated adequate " ; - = ~ a : t i * i ~ : i ; . ~ ; , ; r l r ~ i i t ) tct o f k r prcpa~d calling cards or to coIlect customer deposits and advalicc
t i i ; ~ I I C ) C C rcslrrctir~ns'! I f srr, please update the
1:iy ~ u h m ~ t a S25.000 bond ilan~ing thc cunsutucrs of South Dakota as
ti in tttc C'oinmissian order grantin2 ~ission for rcniotal of thc boricf
trr is ti~;~ric known.
Scction 2.15. I of the proposed tariff from 15
'rr'.,?Frj $ b~ *F* &% % t ,r u bin txi)a ps-m i d i k prc-paid callinag cards to SourR Dakota consumers at
%&$% $@a*.
+I?, ~c&+a ti"?t Pff-at' 3le:@t*$%ett s'r:%kwtd fariff (,,lktilchl?fe~?l 8). Sestiosn 2.15.1 has been amended %a+ x,%w* pel &st ii$.s? #,7r zp e aiafu>g~t~r' rtiqpa~ile~ p e r i ~ ~ ~ f of I 80 days.
ti' ,i- . L, :.i:is: :%B; z ~ ~ ~ ; R z ~ ~ ~ ~ . : ; ~ ~ I I I % t rr l f %er ancl heating-impaired toll free telephone ~iunlhers ; - ; t; ,- : *< : :C$ +it BB:T pi.t>~)x~~eit tariff 771ey are: 1-800-332- 1 782 and TTY Throush %i ,- -7 - e r b,&-+:,> j i & 5 5 : l k ! " G % k f i . ~ - * q 7 - I 13
82Qew~ f & r n ~ g $ E ~ t k f i r t f ~cf. i;cd tariff(,,lrtucknrerri B) . The B:ommission's toil-free and rut~z~4'4-tf f~ilt-rrPr~*a' W ~ I B T ~ ~ ~ X ' are DIOW incllilded in Section 2.15.I.B,
^ +- : - z -. : .r .-: * i P l ; p ~ t p l - . t : t J t r i t t f f dtternipts to I l r n ~ t tho l~abtllty of the company Under South a I,-, a r , + ; q d -1: ,'l(@- E 't. 1 ci~irl -tO-1.3-1 . l . a person has the right to clalm damages fro111 a
-: .%' :'.%;:a ; i ! r~~r i - . . ci;lip,rt~% tuy crx-tling I~cferc the Comnlission or a court of competent 41 ?":--$xi r --.. $?:;.;:ac $i,-ii-i.tr,: i ~ t : t l ~ n s 2 4.7 ;ind 2 3 8 and replace \sr~th "The liability of the
L~;;\,zr3 :'_tij! fhh ~ ~ ~ k i : : ' t l t ~ l l ~ d 111 ~~:cordar)ce with SDCL 49- 1 3-1, 49-1 3-1 . I and ally other : . $ ' % ~ f b t f l l i ~ t ~ ~ ) . ! l ~ l P ~ L I ~ L S C tlctett. the word "gross" in section 2.4.5.
$F+~P%% A$*:c .l%r 2iifac.ftetf I L L I Z % ~ C S ~ Yak"ifP((%ttac!ament B). Sections 2.4, 2.4.7. 2.4.8, and 2.4.5 K: ISM# WRIV*E%&~& .ft+ C O ~ X I ~ ) ~ ? -b'VYjlIi the Commission's Rules.
SNlP Combiniag Balance Sbeet
February 29,2500
SPll'iP, Hnc. SNiP LiNK ELC Eliminations Combined
SNIP V&L tv/ irJepartmemta)i Breakdown
Combining Statement Far rhc Mranrth Ending February 29,2000
SNiP, Inc. SNiP EiNM LEC Combined
SMPF f*~!&8., 35.j Dcpartmerartfi! Breakdown
Ccrmh4eirog Stafterneat Parw &a &9sra+ah Er~dlmg February 29,2000
SPP'iP, Inc. SNiP L S M LLC Combined
SNtP, h e . (Unaudited) Batanca Sheet
AS of Qolzgrnber 34,3999
tizM ~&CBP& I&$&% = Eadnpu hr Hsrbwara %%"Ma4 Chmpuler SafWar~l
ESMm Equipmsnt 3PBBdSg4&g FM~R~E~IPYS. 4 F;i~1ure5 3PmWb -Csa&~hol& fmpravemsflb % F f Q W NK3 * C@mpert#r Narrlware 98tW * AtD *. @@tpxpz!cr Software 'tt'$Q@DQ Bfy'I~:a Equipment 4PslaGm - PSB *Furniture I Fixtures 1 f$BaP#,> - Lead~hold Improuements
T#f&l r"i#%d k%qr~L
B~L~BP &$$Lei fCrDBgd ~ayastta
5 % . i ;#AO miss{ Bsa@t$
YGTA., bPiB$gTf
tFSBM-ml$ d EQUlTY r53%it11sw
CLFIF@B~ UlbtilZI~~ A C t Q 4 J P 'BYZ~$~B 2410&l& Acaaunb Payable
Tabf Acr;oursb Payabk
fS?&HCtti%tT: tfidbtfilfes ZX86000 * Accntud Liabilities
ZItOQOO Acc~u~ld Salaries ZfiZ0008 - A c ~ m d Commissions 215QOW - t~~cruttd Bosruses Z?.l.urOPDQ .Accmcd Payroll Taxes 31C(IO.3&. Accrued Payrall Benefits Z$6DPfM. Acerrrsd VacaUon 2lHOnO. a\ccrued - oUler (Estimates)
ratst 220tI93118 . Accmed Liabilities
24W4000 = CapltaP Leases . Current 9$26DGQ - 1Szrtwmd 1 n t o m ~ -Current
1"91-i%l BrP%r Currant Ltabiiittcs
SNEP, 4[e-~fc~ [@nsx;s&Fb:@48 Bafance %hest
As af O$c~nt:f&r $7, "6%;
Lanq Term LiabCRtW 2%05B(rL1* L s T Bskt, 2BloOaO - C;rpitnt L$oaes; W zi;?DeFio - E X + + ~ T B ~ i a s o ~ c -
Equity 3mn@BD " &%pi?+% 550ck 3633m8 . W&in~& E m i ~ y g t4e: ts*m
SNIP, Inc. (WfnatadHed) Profit and Loss
January through Umennbzi-r 5%$3
Ordinary IncomelExpense income
4000000 . income 4900000. Refunds (Sales Returns)
4900104 - XS Refunds - CC 4900102 XS Refunds -Cash
Total 4900000 Refunds (Sales Returns)
Total Income
Cost of Goads Sold 5000000 . Cast of Goads Sold.Uar&iar@ 5001000. COGS - XS
5001100 . XS Supplies 5001200 - XS Wcfcnrne Kit
5004201 - Shipping & Postage 5001202 - CD"s k Rappias 5001203 - internet Boob 5001204 - tns*mruction Shactx
Total 5005200 . XS W~elcnrna Kit
5006300 . XS Leased Equipmeal 500441 I . Dialvp L i n ~ MRC 5001432 Dizljrp ejncs HRC 5001461 Domain Name F ~ g s 5001462. IP Address Fees 5001501 . ZIS Fulfilfrnent 5001502 - XS Faci1it;ilScn 5001583 XS Cuslaner Meintrrntnce Sitsmf 5003504 XS Technical Suppart 5004505 - COGS -XS Danefitt, tn 5001506 COGS - XS Depreciation
Total 5001000 - COGS -XS
5002000. COGS - AS 5002100. AS Supplier 5002200. AS Cwomer Dedir;3tteef.&c&~1~ 5802300 - AS Cussomor Dedirtsld Lin~a44RC 5002400 . AS Equipmcnf Lmsm 5002501 . AS Faclllifation 5002504 AS T~.hnfcdl Supra& 5002505 . COGS -AS EleneWtJ In 5002506 COGS -AS Dspr~ciatisn
Total 5002008. COGS -Xi
Total COGS
GFQS Profit
Expense 6000000 - Generzf & Adrnfnlshtlvo
6020000 - Merchant Expclnjc 6020000 - Coilowtton Ron: 6030101 Inkmet Connectivity MRG 6040101 . Nctworrt Loops MEiC 6(140?O2 - Nefwatk Loops NRC 6041101 Tefapkan* MRC 6041102 . T~fepttena NRC 6042000 - 8QO Nurnbemlncamlngl 6050100 . R(e2work EquIplSofRrrive fNRC) 6050200 . Nobwork Equlpmant fssaa- 6050300 ' Data Oprr Eglrlp Sof,%m (WRCj 6050400 - Dab Opwtfoi?m Equlp t e w s 6060000 . GenenI C1 Wdmln&bxLi.c@ P v a t
6061 100 , Conrsedlon Sbrvfms [XS] 6061 1% 1 . XS Cu~orn%t Mafnt@~18~& %$it%t
SNIP, inc. (Unaudited) Profif: and Boss
Sanuarb, through December f 9E3
6069412. XS Technical Support 6061144 - XS Customer Senices 6064115 - XS Support Web Pages 6061 116 . XS I;alicy Enforcernenl 6061 1131 , XS Tra!nlnglSemlnars
Total 6061100 . Connection Services GXSf
6064200. Access Services (AS) 606I212 -AS Technical Sup,port
Total 6063200 Access Services [AS)
6064400 Englneedng 6061401 - lockheed 561986
Total 6061400. Engineering
6062100 - Overtiead 6062104 . Finance Management 6052102, Facilities Managament 6062105. Human Resources 6062107 . Burchasfng 6062408 - ShippIng and Receiving SIt062189. Buslness Office Malnlenance 6062%f 0 . MIS 6062114 Accounting 8062142 - ~ c r s r s 6062200 - IntemeWofklng Operatiorrs (fa)
6012201 10 Management 6062202 10 Teshnical Support 6062203 . 10 POP Facilitias Malrilensnca 6082204 - 10 Sewer Maintcnanch
Tohl6062200. Internetworking Opcntions (iQ$
Total 6062400 Overhead
6063008. Payroll Benefit Time Expense 6063104 Holiday 6063902. PBPI 6063103 Y6Gzff 0 f l A 6063f 04 - Bonuses 6063200 Excused Absence
Total 6063000 - Bayall Benefit Time Erpcrrrs
60Wl00 - Payroll Tax Expenses 6065000. Plon-Payroll Bencfiis
6065402 - Paymil Expenses (Paychcxj 6065902. Wealth [murance 6065103 . Life Insurance, 60S54M . Employer 401 k Fdatch
Total 6055000 Non-htayrolt BitnaIits
606F000 a Benefits Olrf
Total 6060000. Geneml8 Adrnlnlstrativlr Payrct
6080500 Pennsauken Facilities Expenses 6089400 Rent 6082100. Utllitles
6082106 . Ele&c 6082102 Water 6082403 .01UGas 6082500 . Cstlllties - Olh+r
Total 6082180 Utilities
6063500 . FiP-OuP Cost Leases 5084100 - Office Experses 6085100 . Bulldlng Maintenc~ 6086160 Bifl Nicosia
SNIP, 8876. [Unaudited} Prsfit and Loss
January through December 4999
TgtaI EtdElFDOD Pennsalrken Facilities Expenses
rjlf3SQOQ . Profwsionaf Sewices r;rl38s?bl . Lagal Expanses &$511GQl* Amounting L t f 0003 Qther
f&:bbl&$3CQtiQ. ProSessional Sswtces
63,50000 6 Qthar Operating Expenses CMalO'l . Automobile G2i%'cOl@t D I J ~ ik Subscriptions QZQlO3 Books Qltl%M + Seminars & Training &%4DJoS Bank charges tiPY010S - insursnco € % i M l l t l . Qvamlght Delivery b24Q4(18.7%3~~ll 63lOQl fl$ . Meals & Eniorialnment %2lErldO - Misc. Other Expanse 82330412 .9099 Temp KelplConbactor
$ 3 . R&xmitmtlnX Ejrpenses %2SOil4. Satvim Contracts - DO
Taint 6290060 Other Operating bpenses
1Z2'11840 . Debt Transadion Fees
l'at~t GQMBafl, General 8 Adrnintatsative
SSBBGTDO. Xai~ss th Marketing BUEIOaO . I&&ertising
153QtUl . Pta-Press Expenses f;Si0'19%. Newspaper 4%5101 e41. Magazin~ GSZOl Qdi = Dlrectorb. &9%PtD$. Radio GSZOIDB. Billboard
Tahl gBIO0100. Advertising
852901)ll. S2Hrcct Man FrSZUPO1 ' Postago G$20102 Maliing 63201 05 a, Prlntlng 1STbBODO Dlrad Mall - Other
Tatat B$aOQlDO . Direct Mail
6520000 . F.'~rornotlons ti530101 . Trade Shows 6530102 8 Matorials 6536103. Membsrship Dues
To&& 6530000 Prornotlans
B%Olf)? . Meals & Entertalnrnent BW102 . -vet 8550000 Sates & Marketin$ Payroll
5950101 . Sales and Markeffng Mngt 65fifJ102. XS Sales Management 1550f03 XS Sales 6558904 AS Sales Management RS501DS. AS Sales 6550106 AS Sales Cornmlssien GSMOT. Sates 8, Market - Bonefib In
Tow 6550000 -Sales & Warlcefin~ Payroll
6560a00 IPartner Sales Commisslons
Vabt 850G000 Sales th Martreling
Jan. DEC '99
SNW, Pnc. (Unaudited) Profit and LOSS
January fhraugh Pecember 4999
Jan - Dec '99
SNIP Link, LLC (Development Stago-Unaudited) Balance Sheet
As of December 31, b S 9 9
ASSETS Current Assets
C heckingiSavings 1040000 . Comm Oper Acct - 3465001
Total Current Assets
Fixed Assets 4600008 Fixed Assets
1630000 . Telephony Equipment 1650000. Leasehold frnprovemenffi '1730000 AID Telephony Equiprncnt 1940000 . A D Furniture & Fixtures 4750000 . AID Leasehold ~rnprovomnnts
T O ~ I 1600000. nxed Asses
Yohl Fixed &sets f , -'22,$.K JF 7
Oeher Assets 1810000 - Deposits
Tobl Other Assets
TOTAL WSSFTS
LIABILITIES 8 EQUITY Liabilities
Cunent Liabilities Ofher Current Liabiiities
2530000. Dire ta SNIP, Lnil.
Totaf Other Current Llahilitics
Total Current Liabilities
Long Term Uiibilities 2605000 . UT Debt
Totat Lang Term Liabilities
Equity 3400 - Retained Earnings -73 $$i$$$t Het Income -sa?.@i% a% 3020080 . Membea' Interest 5, A% $33
=w-e*- -..7.-- ,~%~-.--"--w~%>-*?L=r
Total Equity &@ BY& %g -3 =*a, - ,- - ""A* - 9 , e -r-?,-,-
TOTAL LIABILITiES & EQUITY
SNIP Link, LLC (Development Stagc-XJnaudiierr::t&:d> Profit and toss
January through December 2393
Income Cost of Goods Sold
5001000. COGS - LD/E*r? Rssrnk 8.s"P-:T; 5002000 COGS - tDJ2rJfJ Rc$3:4 Ki%c
Tokal COGS
Gross Profit
Expense 6001 000 - Pa jrall Expensa 6002000 - Profrssiunai Fees 600300Q. Rent Expnse 600.4009 - M;scellatsesus 6005000 - Depn?ciaf.iw Exwn*Je 6006000. Telephone Cedes 6007ilOO Debt Tm~srss~lbrr Fee% 6008000 - Phone Switch f3.pm~w 6009000 - 557 Exwlises 6040000 . L a q E;Ip~f%%e% 6540101 - Wefzl.a.-k kg.rsn% - r;liGI% 6041411q . Teieph@nc D̂061iOOO - PIR Bcnc$i% In
Et082'1Ofl. UtiliticrC, 60&5.lOO.Otfic@ f%*a;rs@ 60851 00 - BuilBing b?aht 62% 0106. fnsunmc 7200000 - I n t s ~ s t .%pans@ 7300000 - Rccruigrnsnl Elrpw~ru:
Total Expense
Met Income
a n Report of IE -fepenbeni ;~4~3G~ig75"
Financial Staternears for ;?,c 3i~3:d.
Ended Decerfiber 3 1, 199% :Pe2+"l
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Report of Independent Auditors'
To The Shareholders SoutkFcar Ncw Jersey Internet Providers, Inc.
W r IITY~C audited the accompanying ba'la~ce sheets of Southern New Jersey intei~e; Prcr~3dc;s. I r x , ss of December 3 1, 1998 and 1997 and the related statements of income, stcckholdtrr-5' ctpify (deficiency) and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial staremerits are rkc ~e~pw~asibiliiy of management. Our responsibility is to express m opinion cn these f"lsl.,ncial $latancues based on o w audit.
Vi"r conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those gtaadards required that we plan and perform the audit to obtain resonable assurance abr;lle whchfthcr the financial statements are fkee of material misstatement. An audit includes csmi r i i i i ~ , an s test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial srarznrents. iiin audit oiso includes assessing the accounting principles used 2nd significant estimates made b:q rfia2agement, a well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentdon. We hieiicvc rha: &%ir atidit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
h our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material rcspccts, :be fioancial position of Southern New Jersey Internet Providers, Inc. at December 3 1, 1'198 2nd IS97 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in conk~nnity with generally accepted accounting principles.
KI,alnt~erg, Rai da & Associates hk!af York, New York ?@lay 14, 1999
Currant Assas o i n Freoalr: Expenses KGOunts Recetvabie OB from Snip Lmk. LLC f ~proyec Receivable Tritdi Cunani Assea
Fbczif +Useffi. E8u1prnen1, Furnlluro and Futures Conpurer Eqo~pmcnl Lcsa: Acwrnu!ated Qeptec~arlan F&od k s e u . Nel
tt&BlLiT1E5 AND STOCKHOLDERS' E Q U m (DEFICIENCY)
Currant l.ob~!rWs rStfCdnts Payable Acvdcd Ctabffitres CaObtJl Lease Payable l ina of Creca O;~tet;ea inmmo Toui Cwent t.rabrl~ttes
NOh Current Liabillues Zhlcnm Salary Defm tnwma QnGiI Lease Payable Tool NOE Current 1.ltbiImes
Smh?a!den' Equity (Oefiuency).
Qrnmon Stock No Par Value - Atnhnnzcd 5.000 Shares; Issued and Ovtsbnding 1,072 and 900 shares In 1998 and T997. n?SpeCiNSly
Accumubtsd D e w SlackhoMen' Equiry (Uafiuency)
-*.. t u IAL iiL4BIUWES mD STOCKHOLDERS' ECIUITY (DEFICIENCY)
SOUTHERN FiEW JERSEY INTERNET PfiOVlGERS. lFiC BU'4CE SHEETS
ZEC5t.lBER 31. IS46 AND 155:
NET REVENUES
OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES
Operating Costs Sakes and Markeung Eene~al ana Adrntn~slrawe Expenses Deprewtton
TCITAL (3PER44TlNG COSTS AND EXPENSES
Oseraling Loss
Englneenng lnwme Engineenng hpenses Interest lnmme lnlerest Expense Miscellaneous Income
Net Loss Betace Income Taxes
Income Tar Provision
Net Loss
SOUTHERN N E V i JERSEY IXTERNET PROVIDEilS. iP;C STATEtAENTS OF INCOtJE
FOE 7dE YEARS EKDED DECEt.li3ER 31. 1555 AF4D I547
The accompanying noles are an intqral pan of these finafiaal sraremnlr
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SOIJTHERN NEW JERSEY INTERNET PROVIDERS. INC. STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,1998 AND 1937
Galartcc. January 1
Net LOSS Distributtons lo Slotkholders Gapi4l Csntnbutions Balance. December 31
The accampanying notes are an integral part of these finanaal sbtements.
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY INTEENET PFG~~IDERS. ;r;c STATEhtEtITS GF CASH iLO:'4
609 THE \ E A i i S ENDED 'ECE'.lBER 31. 1598 AF.3 1537
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Net cash Fasdsrd Dy (used m) finanong amvl~er PA9.780
CZsh. 6aprnnrno of Y w r - 75 830 Gas?. End af Yaar S 535 478
Su~o~t'm@nral Dtlrcfosrlra 01 Casn F l m Infomaaon
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Capla: lwa obfi(ldaons ontomd Into for new wutDmsnf dunno 1998 and 1997 wut(9 8197907 :#nu U08.9W. raspmrrttly
SOUTHERK hZW JERSEY JXTERIUZT PROiIDERS. S C . SOTES TO FIS.%NCLkL STATE~IEXTS
S W W f OF SIGNIFICANT . k C C O U ~ b T G POLICIES
Southern New Jersey internet Providers, Inc. (the "Company") was organized July 25. 1995 as a New Jersey Corporation. The Company's stackho2ders elecnd to be trez~ed w a S Corporation, pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as mended.
The Company is an Internet Service Provider locatzd in Pemsatrken, Xeil; Jersey. In addition, the Company derives revenue hom providing consulting sen-ices to third parties. The income and expenses from providing these services are detziled as engineering income and expenses.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
" h e Company considers a11 highly liquid instruments purchased with an initial maturity of thee months or Less to be cash equivalents. At December 31, I998 and 1997 cash and cash equivalents are c m e d at cost, which approximares fair value and consists of cash in the bank.
Fixed Assets .e
Depreciable fixed assets are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed over estimated useful lives rm~ing fiom three ;o seven years utilizing saaight-line method. Depreciation expense chzrged to operaions during 1998 and 1997 was $236,178 and 5 109,796, respectively.
Reifenrue R e c o d tioa
The Company's revenue is derived primarily from providins access to the internet. Since the company is on [he accrual basis of accounting, it recognizes income when it is earned and expenses when incurred. Advmcsd receipts are recorded as deferred income, a liability.
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in confclmity \i-irh geiieraliy accepted atcoirn~ing principles requires management to make estimates mind aSsurnpiion5 ehzt 2ffef1 :he mat in ts reponed in tile financial starcments and a ~ c o r n p ~ j i n g notes. .Arruat rrsiiltc could difr'er from those estimates.
Certain recl~sificzrions were made to the prior year's financial staternenrs ro conform to c!assifications used in the current period.
Impairment of long-lived Assets
Long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles ue reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circurnsir?nces indicate that the carrying amount of zn =set may not be recoverable. Recoverabifiy is assessed b a e d on h i w e cash Rows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If the sum cf the undiscounted c u h flows is lsss than :he cvrying value of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized. Any impairment loss, if indcated, is measured as the moun t by which the rarsying amount of the asset exceeds the esrirnated fair value of the asset.
Comprehensive Income
FAS No. 130: "Repofling Comprehensive hicone." FAS 130 estzblishes srmdards for the repofling and display of comprehensive income md its components in a hill set of general-purpose financial statements. The Company adopted FAS 130 effective January 1, 1998. There was no effect of implementing this s i m d ~ d , as comprehensive income is the same as net income.
Income Taxes
The Company is treated as a S Corporaiion for federal and state income ta.. purposes. The Company's earnings and losses are included in the stockholders' income tax returns in relation to their respective ownership in~erests; accordingly, no provision is required for federal taxes. A 6200 provision has been made for the New Jersey minimum tax for 1998 and 1997.
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The Internal Revenue 5ien.i~: recenriy finidmed adiring rhr Company's 1997 and I996 Tas Rerurns. There no irnpzcr on the financial posirion or the resuits of operations of rhe Companv as z result of the audix
1 Capital Leases
The Company leases cenain cquiprnenr under capita! znd operzting leases with an original term of up to three years, expiring in 2001. Fuhire rninimunl lease paymenrs by year and in aggregate under these leases, consisted afthe foillowing at December 3 1, 1998:
Capital Operating leases Leases
Total Minimum Lease Pa>ments 310,876 5 43.904
Less: h o n t representins interest (43,813)
Present value of miniinurn lease pz]rmeilts S267,06 1
The net book value of equipment mder the capital ieases at Cecember 3 1, 1998 znd 1997 was $307,509 and 5258,084, rcpsectively.
Rental expense for operating leases for ihe years ended December 3 l . 1998 and 1997 tvaz
Stockholders' Equity
In August of 1998, the Company's Board of Directors increased the authorized shares available for issuance to 5,000 (without par value).
On October 1. 1998, a new stockholder purchased 172 shares of common stock for 5999,198. ?his represents an acquisition of 15.04% of the Carnnanv's outstnnriina ctnrb
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!n cornerrion with the formarion of SNIP LiPuPuK. LLC. rhe Cornpzsqy :ncilrrt.b costs r k a ~ ir
p a d for on behdIf of STrP Lsk7ti:, LLC. From rimed lo aine znd r?ntii SKIP L!3K. LLC h25 begun operations. ihe Company ib-iti continue to mzke noninierest beanng advmcss to SNIP Lib-K, LLC.
Recent Pronouncemen~s
There haye been rrccnc pronouncements by theFFASB md the .4~nerican Insii iurr of Certified Public Accounia~rs ("rlSCPA") that may reqtrire cenain changes in rhc accountins policies of .the Company which may affect disclosure requirements. These recent prunouncerncnts do not affect the current year's accouriring or reporring requirements and are menf:oncd here for infonnationaf ptxposcs only.
SOP 97-3 "Sofiszre Rei.enue P.ecogmuon." SUP 97-2 i s effective for trx~sacfions entered into by the Compzny the Cornpasmy's fiscai year beginning January 1, 1998. l i ~ March 1998, the AICP.Ah issued SQT 98-4 which d e f m cerrzin provisions ofSOP 97-1 for one year ,.(until fiscz! years begisaing after December i 5, 1998). Detailed impie.i??entztion guidelines fer the provisio;zs of SOP 97-2 which were deferred hare nor been issued. The C~rnr ; r i l y 's accaunring paiicy oi! safrisare reysnue recogition is generzlf.; in cornp1iz"ate t~ ach SOP 97-2, as amended by SOP 98-4, and ad~prion oirhese SOP'S, 2s cunenif:; zszucd, ts nor expected to have a mzrerial impact an the Enancia1 position or results of ihe cperz;ior;s of rhe Carnpzy.
SOP 98-1 " Accourrr~ng for Cosrs of Computer Sofntdve Deve'loped or Obtained for Inremr! Use." SOP 98-1 required compznies to czpitalize qualifying computer software costs which are incurred tiunzg rhe application cieveIopment stage and Rrnofiize them over C!e sohrzre ' s usefiil life. SOP 98-1 will be effectiye for the Company's fisczl yea- begi-wing J m u q I , 1999. The adoprion of SOP 93- 1 is nor expected to have a mareriai impact on the finznciat position or results of operations of the Company.
ATTACHMENT B REVISED TARIFF
Rules and regulations applicable for i'urntshlng of iritras.itde Znicres,ct&:?ripi: Ser%%c% !sg 5>i;$I. $ if&. 2 i h between one or more points rn the State of Sautlz I3akrtta all ;iyzt.ts?nred by $be :*t431\1 fs&g%~ h l - i ~ l r .
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Effective: - i i+~rxt by Josepll Pollto, f r
IZ~rcclirr of Telecommunlcatlo~~s Sales SNkF Link, LLC' 100-A rw~nhrlclge Dnve Pr~tnsaulren. NJ 08 1 10
I f i I I ~ I G , t,lrilf oon:nins ~ h c rcgiilut~onh ancl rates applrcablc to Intrastate long d~stance wrvlce* proi~dcrl by thc C'otnpaiiy. The C'ornpany's servlces are furnished s ~ b l ~ i ; ~ tcr the a\arlabilrty nS facll~t~es and tht tei-ms and cond~tions of thts tariff.
2 I 2 l'iic tatcs and reyuiat~ons contallied III t h ~ s tar~l'f apply only to the servlces tiu-ntshcd by the Col~ipany and do not apply. unless otherwise spec~fied, to thc lines. f i ~ c ~ l ~ t ~ o s , or services prov~ded by a local exchange telephone company or c~thcr ('omrnon Car-rlcr Sor use In accessing the servlces of the Company.
r F ,, , Sfior'irtge of Etguipmcnt o r Facilities
2 2 \ i lic ('ornpany rescrvcs the nght to Iln~rt or. to allocate the usc of existing lac11111cs. or of add~t~onal fac~l~ttcs offered by the Company, when necessary h c c a i ~ c of' lack of fac~ltties, or due to some other cause beyond the Company's contsol.
- 2 ;? ?. I l ~ c turiirsh~ng of servlce under tlas tar~ff IS subject to the ava~labrl~t!: In a cuntlnuing bas~s of all the riecessary faciltties and 1s I~mr~ed to the capaclty of the ('on~panp's f a c ~ l ~ t ~ e s as well as facll~ties the Company may obtaln fro111 other cnr-rlcl-s to furn~sh scrvlce from t ~ m e to t ~ m e as rcqulred at the sole d~scrc-tron of t 11o C'ompany.
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Issueri hy Joseph Pollto, J r Dlrector of Telecomt~un~cations Sales SNlP L~nk, LLC 100-A Twmbndge Drive Pemsauken, NJ 08 1 10
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S 1 ) l',k.!.c.', Tar i l l ' io I Orlg~tin! i'ayt, N o . 0
I , WLII., -* r~ 4 t ~ l t : r . i i ~ j an, rht: t ' L ~ T Zt~r dil'+ hi\ fui purpoht. S c r ~ icr shall 11ot be usud :--* ,>:%:T" . . l . j j . ~ i kli Pili j l t ) . ~ , i1Qt L I S C ~ 111 %trcil a r~lilnner as Lo interfere unreasoilably i 11) ; rT:c rvl.t c ~ P [.cr~fi:c j>y ;+ C I ~ ~ ~ C ~ ' I ' w r h
!iif ~rrc ~ k i ill++ e ttsrrgs,rtly a s r f t ic;t's !; itlioiil [ l~ynlcrl t fnr scrvlcc or attempting to dz.=wf 63Pi?DWt?l flvr w \ t i ' t ' h> f~ilrrrir~lcnt rnenns or dt:vices. false or invalid *irs+i-iriv%t-, err f i~b .~ c1z\ifrq? r;lr F:'I.C~II c:~rds 1s prcrlribitcti
z $ 2 " : ~ f ~itr:,p,ii~~. ' 6 % "~LT+ tee=+ ]nay Irc rlei icd tur nonprtymcnt of cliarges or tbr crthcr ir-t,~tii,aa- in5 the tcnrr% i ~ n d cu~~rl l~rnns set forth 111 this tariff.
- i B $21- i cr : :v i i35~ ~c(.I:; ~"ipllt to r e f ~ c , ~ service to 1nc11\ ~dua lc ilnder the age of 6%. .?ctt trGk*; i -k2q:t~~t% prcmf agc prtur to Inittallng scrvice
- i I sii .:,,I t2$ (112 f 'mnfuilny's set-iicvs to ii~akc calls which might reasonably be ' T I " ' = .,< :;',: t i r rrwhrcn, jl~utic, tsn7iiei7t. or Irarnsh another 1s prohlb~tcci.
' , I : ; Z;L I -:.~tpr):,irt/\ rn:ty he rr~l'uscd 01. Iirnttcd hccause of system c a p c l t y - * y +$;&**<,;t "
; e i J - ; t v , i : si&tjt';t tr, trirt~\i~its.rl~r~ Ilm~tations caused by natural (including
as!"r:~*":,g~!\i~~~ ~ C S ) ~ I ; I ~ Y ~ ! I L : o r t ~ p o ~ i p l i t c ) or artificl;;l cond~tior;s adverseiy 5+t j~ 'c : t fv :+ r2 ~ ~ f t ~ ~ ~ % ~ ~ ~ ' % l L ~ f ~
= i " %..:J-: ti;+: ; i r .ir'iSr crt i t t l t.'ri~rornc~.\ may b t t tn ip~mrl l j i i~~tenupted or curtailed due : -r c , j i l q m i ' ~ \ e k ~ \ i b k i ~ f i ~ ~ ] l t l ( ~ f t ~ , upgrades. rclocartons. repairs and stnirlar actlvlelcs & . , tt. ,. L c-' :IQ to+ pr~~pfft (11 impro\t '~I O ~ C I Z ~ I D I I S .
Ur:'ctor trf i c.lec~~nin1u1l1~3t~ons Sales SK rY I..tnb. t.1 .C' t tl0-:\ T~vtnbr~Jge Drix e Iknnsankcn. K J 08 1 10
SFr'-!'tll?i 2. 'B'EK3II."; AND C'4_B;VB)ITICbNS (C'ont'd)
2.3 P'sc aiitl Availabillity of Service (C'oot'd)
2 \ lfl Sci-ilcc l i provlded on the bas15 ot a ~t~lntilitt\t? ; l ~ r i t r i l itr ,if ' r ~ ; b * f g b z : r !ria':":;- % c ' &-
hu411 s ~ C I . day For thc PUlQtIbe of cunxpktling ~?large' 11; f l i t% :.:;if: a : : i ~ ~ : i r ! ;
considered to have 30 days
2 3 1 1 C'~~stctmrrs may be required lo rr~icr 1r11r) \iri!tcn Scrx:sr Oicri'r, %{ti-,P F-,,' cclntn~n or rekrence a specitic ~icscnptlorl r r l t i ~ c szrrvrct* tijcfctcri, t4rc g,i;t-. r ~ r +,;*
chilrgcd. the duratiuii of the ser-\~ccs, and tilt t r r r ~ ~ l ~ ;uid i e ' ~ ~ e i i ~ i f i ) f i s ~ H1 tlic : .z~: l j
~tr~t:?xi<r:~* ~1% iit'a + f-=' C'ustonlers also will be rccluired to cxccute any uti~cr -4 - reasonably requested by tiis C'ornpany
2 -3 12 At thc cxp11 atron of tlle rrlrt~al tcrn~ spccrfizd i r i txrh 5c:t t h b ( ~ t i , i ~ ~ ~ , jli p:rs
extcnslon thereof, servlcc shall contrntrc ort a rrntz~rttt tr> nruntir ki3.it~i :t t i c t iwti
cun-cnt rates unless tennlnatcd by erther prlrtt irpr>n 3 1 d:lgs' it:-ri:c:n i i i7rr t l i . % r ~ l *
terminailon shall not relrevc Cusltsmct. of i t> rrt~izg;ltzrsn to p:, L-?:~L~:LC-<
tncuned under the sert-lce order and t f ~ t h a31rf4 p;ritrc in t c ~ m ~ a i ~ u ; ~ Uw ;-gitfPi and nbl~gations which h\i the~r nature csterl~i bc*ycra?~i ttlr dt-rrv : i , s ig~; r~ nf eFrz :&:ti:) of the Scrl rcs Order shall sun tvc such trrrn!tbatltrn
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lssucd by: Joscph Pollro. J r Director of ~I~elcirnrnrrnriltcatic~~zii Sit.io.- SNIP Link. I.i.(T 100-A Tc~inbrtdgc ilrr~.e Pcwsaukelt N1 08 I IC)
2 4 I f hc i ompany shall not be Iiahlc for any delay (a f.iiltirt. f . 1 ;~rYt, irr~i~i i l4 i~ . : : i:'
cqi~l\~nicii l due to causes iicyond 11s control. incluii~ng t ~ r t r ~ + t i ! f ~ i t i . ~ f i t * G;P+ k 3 i
(iod. I'trc, Ilood. explusion or other cntastrrrpi~cs: 3r1y i d s . u~i5o; tcgii!,i$ztti't*
dircttion. action. or rcclucst of th t IJn~tcd State, (~ci~crnmcrrl. cw r l ; .at:+ .if6s,-t
go\ernmen[, includllig statc 2176 local ~ O ~ C I ~ E I T W I I ~ ~ Il;fx t n ~ : ( i i d6t~zi>~t?c lur~sd~ct ion o\er tlic <'ompany. or of any clcpartmcnr, ay t - r r l - ) , ~ c ~ i r x ~ ~ ~ i - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
i~ui-cau. corporation. or other tnstnlmentality o f any one crr IIi(jtr st tk~clr. tc ib~- i i \Ute, or Local govcmmenls. or o f ally c1\.11 or 111gi1t~ ' :~ .it::ftr L T L T C , iL:t ~i*t:+zl
emCrgcricies: InsLi;-rectlons, nois: wars. unut';tilabilit> c!t ~~glt ir- t~f- - \+:? * - I
nlatcr~ali: or sti-tkes. locbouts. ivork stoppages, clr nthcr tnbc~r ti:tfic~telrtc4
2 4 2 'The ('omparry shall not be liable for [ a ) m y act or tlrlxs~rcnl rjB ;rf!: %"tff:~
ful-iitsh~ng to the Company 01. to the C ~ o m ~ ? ; i t ~ y ' * i ~ ' u : ~ t t ~ i a ~ l ~ ' i t11<1$6tt%'i $pl
cqii~prnent used l'or ~nterconnectlon ~ ~ t h Netv..iork Scr~zst.\. crr I l r t l i t ? a ' t ! ~ ,i; i- or omtssions of common carrlers or ~varehctuscn~r t~ .
,? -I 3 I he ( oi11p;rny shall not he l~ahlc for any dalnrrges t v ! t ~ ~ t c \ .,st;;i:- $tic 13~,i!C, i.:.~
nrgl~gencr o r the C.ustonier or due to thc I3rtriru of n:a,7ill~r1cttt*n Y :t+.!;rtj:i*r
provided cqulpincnt or f ' a c ~ l i t ~ ~ s
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5 : . . . . . . ..... _ . . . . t:ti'trcr:,lrs Issued by: Joseph Poltto. Jr.
D~rcctclr of 'lel.-.co1~1r~wntc;1t1~tii;i Iiuir> SNIP Link, i . L . t ' 100-A Tis~nbndgc Dnxc Penusaukcn. 5.1 OX l l O
L!<?)t:'t:l<l-.iTtlr l!J.FJJ ?
,' 2 I tltc t i:rrrptnj ~ltrc\ not g u ~ r a n t r c nor make any \varranr> 15~1th rcspccr to rrt..it,r!l~t~c~ns 11 ! ~ r c ~ ~ ~ < l c s 101 uw 117 an e ip los t \c atmosplicrc Ilie Customel- :nafct:t;rrlit*s ,~nt l hold\ thc ('c>rnpany I ~ a m i l c ~ s from any and all Itrss. clatm5. ~fi-:~~.ittc,i\. si j t iz . [ ) I o t h ~ r actton. or atiy Ilab~ltty \vharsoc:.er. wlietl~er suft"crcd. n:*lttc ti~tt:itttctl crr , ~ s i r r t r J h j any other party or pcrson(s). and for any loss. dszrnLiitc. or ricstnrcttnn 111 an\ property. whether o\rned hy the ('ustctmcr crthers. ci~ti\i*ti or clarr-r~cd to txri\c heen causcd d~r-cctly or ~nd~rcc t l ) by the ttrst:titntrntr. czpcr;lllcttl. firll~~rc to operate, malntcnancc. rcrno~al . pi-i.\c~~cc. t s l r t t l t t ! c l ~ ~ . l o ~ a t ~ o i l . or u\e of any ~nsta l la t~on FQ pi-ovided The Cc11npany rxAwt tJrb% ttlc rlghi in rcclulrc each C'ustol-lier [a sign st1 aagreetiicnt ach?o\i Icdg!?lg ai~~ecpritttcc clr thc prcFvl.;iolls of this sectloti 2.4.4 as a condlt~on pr-ecedent tu such trr*tallallonc
,2 4 U l t c 'oml);iny IS not lrablc for any defacement of or damage t o Cuslnmer pTtrmr~cz resulting l iom the fumlsh~ng of se lv~ces or cqutpment on such I'rern~sm tn tltc rn~,t;rll;rt~on or renio\al thereof, unless such defaceni,*nt or dai~iagc 1s crit15~cl;f !I!/ neyligencc or ~.rllfrrl m~sconduct of the Con?i?m>'s a p n i i or C I ~ J ~ > I ~ I Y C C ' ~
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Iss\ti.d h y Joseph Pohto, Jr . rlircctor of Tcleconm~u~~ications Sales SiV1I3 1-~nk. LLC 100-A 'Tw~nhriclge Drive Pennsauken, NJ 08 110
5.1) i' 1 ,.(.. I-ar11-I- ?L:<). I 01 lgilial Page ?;n l .;
-' $11 ih?r i :i:*iqt:l:ri \hit\! hc ~r~detnn~[icci, dcfer~tlcrl, hclcl ltrrnnless by thc C'ustnrner q:."il~d i ~ i i i c ~ ~ I I ~ > ; . trr (tamage ansing frtttn C'usromcr's use of scr\.tces, ri:s~tr2ttrit: L ~ , X ~ I Y I ~ far lihrl. siantfer. Inva.;lun of priiacy. or ~nfr!ngement of' t.-~yrr~i!r,ttt ;kt rutng frnni t h t i 'ustc~nicr's (lu-rl con~muntcatlons.
1)lrcctor o f Fclecomniun~cat~ms Sales SNIP L ~ n k , 1-L.C' 100-A Twrnhr~dpc D r ~ v e I'e~n!auken, NJ OY i 10
Y L. f f /IC. Ori11)31\> I pro\ldc t l i ~ ( u\t( i~i~er ~ c J \ ( I I ~ ; ~ ~ ! c I : o i
% V ( \ I L C - ~ I ~ ~ C C ~ I R ~ 8 i ~ t ~ \ ~ t i ~ \ ~ h d t r~i,~! OCLUT in non~ial opcraiictn c t r i t < hi-ir!rw hrlr:li s l ~ ~ ~ \ i ~ i ~ \ ma) ~nclucic. hut are not 111n!;r.d to. eyurprncnt or tac1ll:ic.- <ititi~t~on., I-un~n\al\ or lean-angcrncnt5 and routine pre\enLatl\.e matnltnsr?ct' ( rcnt:r,jti) wch , ~ c t ~ \ l ~ r c s are no [ y-Ircrfic ti i nn ~ndix [dual ['~istotnrn bill a!fcct ~ S T Z I I I ] ~ [ LI\IOIIIC~-,' \er\'ic-Cs SO \ P C Z I ~ * I C ad\ :incr notificatton pcnnci is appiicahlct trr 311 501.~ ~ C C actrt I ~ I C ~ I'he C'ompany LL 111 work coopa- t~ t~ \ cly nith tiic ( tl*lcltiler tr i dctcrnl~ne thc rcasortahlc notlficntlon rcquirrmcnts [Vlih -41177C
crrrergcncy or unplanned service-af'fcct~~lg cond~tions. 5uch a5 an out;zgc ~ c t s u i t ~ ~ ~ g Irorn ~ni t lc darnagr, not~ticatron to the customer may not be poss~bir
7 1, >-----...+-.-,-- I"rrr1 irina rtf' E&k)mcnt and Facilities
It 1 i h r . C'clr~~paily shall use reasoilable efl'urts to tilake available sen-~ccs to ;I
I usttrtnur on or bcf'ore a particular date. subject to the provlstctns of. iund C L ) T I I ~ ~ I ~ ! I C C 1-1) [lie C'usfor~ier w~tli, the regulations contamcd In thls tonf'f. The C'on~pa~ij tioc5 not guarantee ava~labil~ty by any such date and shall not bc llahtc Ibr any ciclnys 111 conilnenclng servlcc to any Customer.
: r , ?. I ire I c%tr~ixu~:d 41311 tise rca~nnublc cllbrts tr) malntaln fjcilrtles and rqulpnienl [hat i t : c t r n ~ ~ h c ~ to the ('~141otiier Ihc ('i~lrtonler m;iy not . nor ma) C-ustomcr )*rrnti clii~cr~ tcl rc;ll-rnngc. d14connect. remove, ancmpt to reparr. or o~hcs:i~lrc. tnrcr fCrc a ~ i h any 0 1 ttie I'acil~t~cs or equlpmcnt ~nstnllcd b) the Company. cuccpt C I ~ L P S I ~ I I C \\r~ttvn con~ent of t l~e C'oi~ipany
L) $1 I I try t 'r~ml?;~ny inay s~ihsritute, change or rearrange any cqulpment or fac~lity at ; r t i"* tlrnc 2nd ti-on1 tlmc to time. but shall not thereby a l~er the tcchrzlcal ii:a,tr~-rc!crs t t f ~ h c s ~ r \ ~ ~ c e ~x-oix!ed the Customer
, 4 f:qiir~rirtcr~~ thc ( ' o r ~ ~ p a n y - prov~des or installs at the C'~is1omer Prernlses for use lit cr~nncotlrln nith the scrv~ces the Company offers shall not bc used Ibr any p i r r p o ~ oillor than flint for wh~ch the C'ampanp provided I t .
1 is 5 1 hu C us!s-rnlcr \hall he rcsponsltile for rhc payrnent of ssrvlce charges as set ti)rth i ~.rt.rn thr bis~ts by the C'ompany's agents or employees to lhe Premises of thc ('uslorncr \\lien the scrvrcc d~fficulty or trouble report results from thc use of c q i t t p i ~ ~ c ~ ~ t OX. t j c l l~ t~es prov~ded by any party other than the Curnpany. ~nc iud~ng h i t no\ I~n~itcd to the Customer
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Isalrd by: Joseph Poljto. .Jr. Director of Telecommunicatiolls Sales SNiP Link, LI-C 100-A Twinbridge Drive Pmnsauken, NJ 08 1 10
? c l P r r ~ y i s j o n o f Ei~uipment and Facilities (C'ont'd)
2 CI G 'Ihc ('olnpnny shall not be respcjns~blc for lhe ~nstallatlz)ri. iJjMT&ftr?rZ. iri
nialntcnanuc of any customer provltlcd conlmtlnica~Ior,s equ~pmcnt 'ti'11c:r. stwii
cqulpnlcnt t s connected to thc faclllt~es S~rrnished purstinnt LA.) tI.tl\ t:trtif*
the r-esponstb~lrty of the Company shall be Ilrnltcd to thc iitmrshrrr~ of j'ttiihlti"s
offcrcd under t h ~ s tar~ff and to the n~alntcnanee and opcr-:tt~nu rrt" sircfr Oc~irtnrc*, Sul2cur to t h ~ s responsib~l~ty. the C'ornpany shall not be reywnsii.?le fix,
(21) the transrnlssron of' s~gnals hy C'ustonlcr provldrd rytiipnirT.tl cr! : i f f t i ~c quailly of, or dcfects In. such transmlsslon: or
( b ) the rccept~on of signals by C'usromer provided cqutprncnr.
2 7 1 At ~ h c ('ustomer's request. lnstallatron andor marnumince ni3y he peflr~a[:~rs;i ot~tsidc the Company's regular busrnrss hours, or In I-rat;cl-dwts IUL:;IL~~PII%, iz* i i !+
case.;. charges based on the cost of the actxral lahor. matcrraf, or rrrftcr i'rrit-;
~ncurred by or charged to the C'ompany wrli apply. If ~nstalli~tton $3 s;trtcr! a , l l ~ t i i ~ r ' ;
regular buslness hours but, at the Customrr's I-equcst. t x t ~ t ~ i i ~ b~n;t~iitS I C ~ ~ : % R P
t-~iis~ncss hours into t ~ m e penods rnclud~n~. hut 11oi t~rnttcif t r i t t c ~ ~ c ~ ~ b * , hol~daqs. anctior ;ugh1 hours. addlt~onal charges may apply
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lss~led by Joseph Pollto. Jr Director of Telecommunrcatlor~ Sale5 SNIP L~nk. I-LC 100--4 T\~~nbridgc Dnsc
XXC'"UC3N 2. TERMS iB8D CONDITIONS (Cont'd)
2 8.1 Title to all facil~ties pro! idcd tn J C C I : ~ ~ A ~ L C C A ?I!: I ~ C . ?,-r.16
117 the ('ompany. ~ t s agents or ctzntra.;tci-.i
') E) -. Prohibited I.'scs
2 . 1 f i e scrvlces the Company offers shall ilnt l?c rr3e.J it:: 3ni cmLe,%zh:t.iati gri;;pt*,:C c , -
for any use as to which the Customer has not obrmrxr! ,3/1 ~ ~ t j t : : ~ r : $ ::iraCrs::jG::.jj r j
approvals, authonzatrons. Ilcrr~scs. cnnserlls znti ~ e n t l ~ t ~
2.9.2 The Company may rcqulre app\,tlcr\nts E'GZ ! : ia \~~ \ti=&-* it+:x~.~,': "4% ~ $ 3 - 13... Company's ol'fenngs h r rrsalc aiiclior fat rh;ircrl; w e :,i i d 5 . rl. : ~ $ 2 -
with the Company confimrnp that thcrr 125~ cafthi: E':riz~pasit ' l o ~-Paf-t,:rp .i+i~:~,i:. . n ~ t h relevant laws and Cornlt~~sstorl rrgu!r*,ilorns, p%frctt.a, ~ r c & ~ - r - ~ &rhf tkF.--:L+r
2.9.3 The Company may require a C - L J ~ ~ O I ~ I C T 1%) iittz$ti"tJ~;c?$i~ 4 : ~ : t$'*-eri
transmlss~on of s~gqals i f ' s a ~ d irxismlsatr +I\ ts cau.iatPg u t i k , ~ igt.iier~.ic ihi ri- i
2.10 Obligations ~f \the Cusronrer
2.1 0.1 The Cu:jtcmer sliall be responr;iltlr fix
(a) rile paynient of afl appI1c3bkc ~:h&rg$++ p153:8,3;%1, L3 tltt 9 t . i ~ r ? $
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Issued by Joscph Polrru. J r Dirccior of l=ctt.comitntmrca~~trz~~ 'aLl,s SNIP I.lnk. I i . f 100-A Twrni-rntigc Driie Pennsauksn, Sd '3Xl !U
K O t;FREER~I?45443
2.10 Obiia~tions of the Cuutumer (i 'ont'di3
Issued: -- - lssurd by: Irt:q$s $'~b&<o~ %t
Ijlregtctf $ ~ $ ~ ~ $ ~ $ ~ ~ ~ ; ' ~ b - ; ~ ~ ~ f ~ ~ ~ i ~ i ~ :<a,k+.5is SNd' i .1~5:, %;Lb'
SECTION 2. TEM3IS AN13 C'OTDITif)X\;fil fI"ur:%*rl)
3.10 b)hlio,ations crf chc C'u53;terner f 8'rsrrtU.ull8
SECTION 2. TIEWkIS AND ('ONEIIITI0ll;S (Coaf'dj!
(c) pro\'ldlng a w!f pfarr tc.s :rr tsirP: ; & * i ~ i f ~ + t ~ a : ~ ~ i - i . . rw;. +- ,:5;:; .:,Cl:,+i
arid regLl]arrons ; $ ti . -. - * -,bc.--- ;:-w:. , 5 . ? - - -.-....- F 5% preilltses at n:kicil c'finipaJEF c;ii:$&IyGc$ 3@&%,,~ $$ tf>t$dli;:A;;;ii: mainla ll.rlfig \fie ( ' ~ ) 1 ~ p & ~ ~ - j ' 5 f&CIi~&cfs ;isr& @gz $ i -~y&z~~<:3~~ <::+%;
rqu t red 1.0 i n s ~ ; j j ~ arltf ~i;fiig;ifi $, .. . $;gi;.&,!,$4Ef5 g.g$ :~:~jiJ.T<~<*;~:c~.;:.~~!: A .ry .*: .% .:,a3,:.v;:..
Lv,[~,l[l a ~ T 3 z ~ f ~ ~ ~ l [ , ~ , $ ;$rc;;i ) fe !-jig %y*~:t~$~p~g$y~~J z-.*:fi#~,.2*q+ C ~ , , + . , ~ ~ ~ ~ . .: 1 6 ~ ~ 3 . ~ : .s,, LLZ;:~~! - . "-,?if
damage tile f'omyatjy's s n . -*.iii-~ , c , - j g - - : j . : ..:.. -% from inm{\elto;l <>r r?;r:t~n:h~~;~g~.c ?tic f, ' ~ j , ~ g $ ~ . ~ ~ ; , t-$g $.''$&;$;;7jt;iTz,: ,,.;:;;$,\. be responstblc h r r tic^ a f:qzr'ig~> I.S.<Z?%:~'P~:;:%~* ~ ~ ~ ~ + i . , : ~ ^ a ~ : ~ ~ ~3:*:"i ~2:~; ";>?A$ ;:.:;: , *a " any hazardour; mntertal (c .g f x i,gtptg &q::.g:+..t~- i: ' . ~~.;tl;i' i'+:* ~p:~fi~;y~:,; ;;,;:.v?.; , ~nslallat:on ivztrk:
fssucd: Isstled by: Jofjcpi% I*ti3i;tr, 5,.
D I F C C ~ O ~ <at' -Fgj~~;ngji~>-+ii: j$ :ij,p;. X&?k
SNt13 i.t& t-1.C. i tjCtsrf .F~tzi$j$i;r&g r2'~gy.i.
t3cfirs$s$;&ir- ?.'? f ~ g $ t@ DCOI IFRZER: 1 34.W 3
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5 4 4 ' FfZ%?t 2 , 7'X;,K>tS ,&?ill C'ONDlTlONS (C'ont'd)
"i iC'ustrtmer Equipu~cnt and C h a ~ ~ n e l s (C'ont'd)
2 2 4 t'it~y S ~ - I C C I L ~ ~ 111terf;tcc equlpment necessary to a c h ~ r ~ e conipat:hti~t> hernren the fhc~l~tics and equlpmcnr of thc C'ompany used for furn~\hrng Nct~vurk Ser\rcc.i anti the channels. f a c ~ l ~ t ~ c s . or cqulpment of others shall be prcrs~dcd at tile C'ustomer's expense.
311 4 Nei\vork Serv~ccs may be connected to the services (71- f ~ ~ ! t t l e s ~ f ' ( l t 11~~ . com~nun~cat~ons carrlers only when authorized by. and in accordance w~th. the temms and cond~tlons of the tar~ffs of the other cornniunlcatrons carnrrs whlcil i1t.c nppltcable LO such connections.
2.13 1 IJpon sultahle notificat~on to the Custon~er, and at a reasortable time. the t'ornpariy may make such tests and inspections as may be necessary lo drterrntnc that the Custonler IS complying w ~ t h the requirements set forth 111 scctlon 2.1 2.3 for thc ~nsrallatlon, operat~on. and maintenance of Customer-provldcd ft~c~littes. eiluipmi- it, and winng In the connection of Customcr-provrded fac~lrtits ancl equlpment to Company-owned facilit~es and equlpment.
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Issued by Joseph Pollto. Jr. D~rector of Teleconlmunlcat~ons Sales SNIP L~nk, LLC 100-A Twinbr~dge Dn\.e Pennsauken, NJ 08 1 10
SRC"FBf3F; 2. 7-EKhlS AND C'O%DI['TIOSS ( { 'ont 'd)
7 13 2 I F the protective rcquircmcnts for C'ustorner provided equrprnei~r are nix he~rsg conipi~ed w~th . the C'nrnpany may take such acrinn as 11 dcemi nccr>srir) protect its fac~lit~es. eqiupmcnt. and per\ni~nel I'hc ('trnlpany ntll rrc111;y ihr" Customer promptly if there IS an! need for further corrccrILe acriorr II'L~~I:!; PCFI
days o i recei\tng this nottie. the C'ustonicr must takc i h ~ > correctire a c r m n ~ d notify the Company of the actlon taken. If the (-usionrcr f ! ~ l > tcl tit, rltis, tire C'nmpsny may take \\hatever additional actron is dccn~uff nccessxly. .tnt.lutl!n;f. the suspension of ser~,ice, to protect 16 fac~llr~es. eyuipnlcrit and p r r c o i ~ ~ ~ r ~ ~ Dr~rr?r harm.
1 I Payment for Service
. - Ihe Customer IS responsible for the paqment of ati charge.. for fsc!iirae.i ,and services furnished by the Company to rile Customer
2.14.1.A Taxes
The Customer is responsibIt: for the pnkralcrtr t7f' sit? 4tc .~ . use. gross rece~pts. esclse. access cir othcr Itlwl, ~ t : ~ : c ;cml federal tases. charges or surchargcc ( h a ~ c t e r clcsr;r3x:tluzt) (excluding taxes on the Company'i, net Irrcornei tn:jlt~t;l$r'~f i + R
or based upon the proulsion. sale or t ~ c c of k'rtwrrrk S&:ivicc%
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Issued by Joseph Pollto. Ji. Director of Teleconx111un1cat101~ Snit-s SNIP Link. L1.C 100-A T\vinbrtdge Drwe Pennsauken. NJ O S l l G
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?.;&3''fi(_t?i 2. 'TERhHS AND C1gbie'I)lTIBPNS (C'ont'd}
2 13 Pa,ment Arrang~mcnts (Cont'd)
2 14 2 Biliing and Collection of C'harrjes
2 13.2 A The ('ustonier I-, rezpons~blr fir p~tymcnt c * f al! ctt:?lt;:c-. ~;t~iterc-<i by thc ('ustomer or othrr users fcw -.cr\i.~~c? strid !aii"?:~.*; f~ im~sh rd to the C'ustomer b! the ('ornps17'
2 1 3 2 H Non-recurr~ng charges are duc anit payaFtlc t\ trk~la 711 ,k) 4 ,r::c.i
the date an In\.o!ce IS marlcc3 to t lw ("usrt~mrr b:bs t h r * < rini;j,i>ii
2 1 4 2 C Khe C'on~pany shall present 111ro1ces l i ~ r Kccr:tTlcg i k;,irzrl. monthly ro the Custama-. on or about Qir first day i ~ t t?:w ~::rt;i:'x;
m whlch srmce IS prov~deri, r t ~ ~ i i Kccrrr~rrlg f 'lriusx3. *i;.i!i h.4:
due and payable n-lthm 30 days afier ;he tn'riiicr IS rti;i&lcti
2.11.2 I3 When service does not begm on rhc liru t a q of' IIIC ~ r t ' i n l h atr
end on the last day of thc monrh. the chwge fix r$c L 3 i t : t r t ; tt;
the month In v. hich senxi: \vas l'~trntshtkd wit1 irt. t . d i ~ ~ t i , i ~ < b ! it:$:
a pro rata bas~s . For this puq,n\c. etrry nrctrltii I+ ~ i ; t ~ ~ r i ~ j t : ~ ~ t i ti:
have 30 days
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Issued by Joseph Polite. J r Director of Tc . l rcon~n~t~ iuca i~ t~ns Safes SNIP Link. I-LC 100-A T\w.lilhridge Dnl e Pennsauken. NJ OS 1 10
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7.14 Payment Arrangenients {C'ont'df
1.1 4.2 BJlling and C'oilection af C'har~es
2 14.2 C -1-h~ C'c~tnpany shatl prcwnr rnrotrc.. ... rr lh*.:,i;irtr:: 5 , .=+ :-
monthly to the C ustoralitr. cn <r: i~!>t, trt ~!ti: ftr..: a , $ ~ .rb kflc : 4 1,:"'
In trh1c1.t i C i L'ICC I? pr<ttr~fi:c#, iiw! f{i,yjr('t:t~:r; f; *;-;,I$ gcx : ;I '*-;
duc and payable wtth~!~ .J,Ij ~Liys r?fW ~PBT tr~r.ct~c.= f nt,iiiri:
2.11.2 D When sewtsc. dnes nor I r r y ; ~ ~ oft rralrs fit,?, tLyK t~ t f X L T ~ rjsr l - " : ~ ja-
end on the last day tl~c r~$iiifsib, alrr clsasp h w FJIC l~-i:ti.~~~ b".
t11e mrtnrh in 1% hrrl.r 43% fci: % i k + fi~r~*t~$ti::I %.~r41 by .ilsr-i:,i: :-, f rti:
a prrj rat3 hiisis Far rlrn~. j%)Fpr%*d;# evci t r~ietnf!: t ~ , , ~ ~ : J ~ . I I ~ - ~ -, t i .i
have -50 days
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" . '3 'y k . . I~*!lttry tyf I!IV ( th!rrritt? t ~ j i t l ~c ( ompan) i \ i I I hrpln crn ihr ~ C F t l i i : i t ~ : : ~ r ~ i ~ ~ \ ~ t r t : \ t ' r i ~ il;ltc. ~t ITLC 11 :\ I ~ L ' firit day t i~llun ~ n g
F ! ; L i!a:.t: Irn utticli 11tv i't~rnp:lny itot~tic. the C'ikstomcr tltnt thc 1<'i6 ECC Cr: / c l ~ ~ t i ~ t i t ;it ; l ~ ! i ~ b l ~ fur use. r*\cept that the scntce ~ : ~ r z i ~ ~ c r l r ' t ' ~ l r C i i t :i;~tc rrta) bc pnstponcd hp. mutual agrvetncnt of ejtc f t , ~ r \ ~ k . or [ I fi~c ~ C I . W I C C (>i. fiicll~ty Jot's not confirrnm to it,;!rrt~;di 4ci r ' t ~ l t l III this t:i~-itf' or thc Scrv~ce Order. Hilling al,-t.#;rtc? tkrtr~~ct~ t r ~ ~ r t rncludes tftc tlny that the scrwce. circuit, -;tqicinittt~l~~~t trr c r~ rn~so~~e r~ t is ct~scorit~nucd
* .,b $ * , , s , r I k ;my ~wrttclra of rhc p;ty~ncnt is not rece~ved by the
t :tmp:irty r,rr.i ~11' ~ C ~ ? I F C 1 1 ~ diifc cine. or i f any prx-tlon of the p;rytntrrrt 1s rcccrv~d by tl~c (':,mpnnj rn tirnds ~ ~ ~ h i c h are not tr-rtmeifr3~r.ly at~t~lahlt . . rl1r.n thc ('ustomer'5 account shaIl be ~k:lr:;qurnt. :rntt a iatc p;il;rncnt pct~olt} shall bc due to the I "cttr~piiny The r l ~ ~ e ~ in tc shall be no carl~er than thirty (30) $a3+4al"to. the ('ut~ipany's lnvrrlcc IS ma~led. 'The late paj-rtlcnt prnalty shall be the pcrrtlon of the paymen1 not rrt~cu.icrzd 11): khu: ~ I l t t t due. int~lt~plled by a late lictor. The tnio Etcttir ,hall bc thc lesscl- of ( a ) 1.50% of the total monthly htri L i e [b) thc hugJ1c~r tntcrcst n re which lnay be apphed undcr ,!grpltr,rt.rlc Itate 1;tw for cummcrc~nl transactions.
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I L.+,+;r:~! b$ f~~ss-pti PoII~o, J r . i>s;c%-fclr crl' Tclecumn~unlcat~ons Sales 5\11' L'iitk. LL.C k tJIJ-..h T winbridge Dnve liennsaukcn, N1 08 l 1 O
r ' '3b E l ~i t if* ~;zi,!il;<*! < t ~ ~ ~ i 4 ~ ~ 1 4 t f c t l € ' \ ; l t ! \ l . ~ ~ t ( ~ ~ ) ' ~ l t d i t bji t - , r u f c : ~ ~ r i i ~ + i ~ rnte~i i~~ ~ffj='ix;frr~:~t~ ~irnilri' thr: clrc~lrnstnnccs. iht' ; tr:$rp:bzit, yt::ii Y ~ S ~ ~ B P C : A t ~t\tot11t71 kt) makc n t 1 ~ p ~ 5 1 t to be ;-L ;,! "3- ,i C I L ~ ~ ~ X T ~ ~ C (cur ti'tc p,ty~nelll ok chargcs A dcposlt .%k;- t:i,,t iiiwr Bii. I tr.tntucr of the rc.;pon,il~bii~ty firs thc: ~r~a-n$pi ;?dly1116:1t $7: ~ Y L I ~ z t t ~ t ~ I ~ C S C R ~ ~ ~ I C ) ~ ~ I - h ~ d ~ p ~ ~ l i M 1 1 1 ;$$r. tar;r:i'c! .CR r r ! % ? ; l ~ ~ n l eqrt*~j to t t c o twelfths ol s C'ustorner's t- Lj;::'irlr-tt:tt a~rrtlirf b+l!ttrg;
' L l - b ; . .- + A i m -2 ~ C T G Y Q C : t f r I : a ~ ~ l t ~ y ts d ~ ~ c n n t i n u ~ d . thi: amount oF ;I
*ii?j~i.i-i-%t, '2 IIRY, 7b+1!! hc appfleri to thc C'ustrrrner's account ;li;t-;,l ,2ir:4r j.r:rt:e.i:t E1;xiilnc~ rslnarnrrig a r l I bt rc fi~nclud. Bcfhrc $ - L + ,yet , E -.ti't;cc A . ttn fi~dkhy 1% f!~~c~)rttttitleCI. t h ~ C'o~r~pany niay. at i t a rbp i !~~~? . rcfllr~t I~K: ti~?>c~sit or csetiit rt to the C'astnrncr's i * r a s z r n c , f l i i a rr? F?U rasr shaft tlro C'rrrnpany retain the depos~r
4 tiGt1~t1~~1' ti^ Iim i71aJc prompt ancl satisfactory pa) s$c:ft?a br l h a '1. i i t~1~3sy fc'ir a p~r to t l of twelve consccutrvc n&tf%tt!:%
- i s , . *, 7 Z F + ; : ~ H ~ . G * ~ hcfJ ~ i f l i i ~ i t i ~ t . atatcrcst nt n rate based on thc et%l?p'cig ;rxCi;bgc trilcres! raft' fix ntw issues of one year E ; G ~ ~ . I - ~ hilts c(iiz~pt17rzd o ~ c t the one year por~nd endlng on
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SEI"TIC1F; 2. TERMS AND <'ONDBTTC)SS (('rrnl'ci)
2 I f avnlcnt Arrangements (('ont'd)
7.11.1 Discontinuance of Service
2.14.4.A I.!pon nonpsyrncnt oi' an> a;nrt\;iiis rr% rng . . the Cotl~pan)! may, bt g;' tnb Fcrr r:a)% {KBM
to the ( 'us[orlicr. cjlzc;rrm:ttliir 3 i : i * l ? y r t - b - + ,.e.. . t~xh,* 5% '"I- $ b '.'..'..' 4:,&
rncurrlrty any ltahrirry.
2 144.B ' l i~x~n \lolar~on of an%, n~ rhu rstb,: a : ~ ~ u r L condlrrons for fa1n115ktng irLrr KC 4 - ~ i x ; ~ ~ r k
g1vlng '0 days' p n r ~ nollztJ :n \ e ~ ~ ! ~ t f i g ,'- , z g a
liahrl~ty i f cuch vra ln~ir~n ccsnrsttrtrs cl2r;:ny BR& y+:t:fiiii
2.14 4.C' tipon condt.mt~at!orr rst' ~ I Z ? arl;sftpi'ftixf jkifi-rr>t.,t!, crf :lac i - ~ used by the C'ompany rzl .yartlvrtKc. wr%swle li* ;t f i,r+f$s:+rSi: c v
fac casually rcnder~ all nr any ;rt:@crrbl js4rf8:r~t.i b j $ b8fi, i:
fac~ltues tnope~lbte l?t*t;n~~rt ;"i.arrMe ~r~j t~ i t : , 7 % ~ - t~i4p41'/
by notlee to t1-t~ C' l lb i f i l i l2 f , IjP$t. q $ i ; : L < i f ~ f l " i ; l j ~ cup 422 .*3:-.;1 senlc l: \ly'~fhou~ IIICIIIT?PX~~ : I P ~ y \ut%l-iz t :
7 14.4.D Upon the C'ustomcr's ~ l t d s ~ f i i y . ar**ig!t~~znr kii ti-r :?:--.-:.a of crcdltors, litlng 1;s i : . t~&q~g:\ ~ F ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ~ ~ ~ ~ l ~ v : ~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ ,#.
falltng to discharge an rnrrssoe;jxt y ~ c ; I s ) ~ ~ T i"4 t A - ' i Src~ ? ' I I , % ~
permr ttcd hy law. I ~ L ' i t : t i t ~ i EF~PZICII.J~L':L
dlscont!nuc or suspcird strytrs $+ triicati~ $ilrzlrnrsi. T i c , ir,jP?.l-"i:.
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Issued by: Joseph Polito. Jr. Director of Telecomniunirationi Sales SNiP Llnk. I-L.C 100-A Twinbridge Drlvrr Reni?saiikm, NJ US1 1 0
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3 14.4 Discontiririance of Service
2 14.4 A Upon nonpayn~en! ot' an! ;rrnilurrtc. nv.;cq fo th:ir.;arn~b- thc Company may. 1.1) glt trig tcra ckt) i pm>r \\iA!%!;~ ik3 ~ ' B C
to the Customcl-. d \~cut~ t inur Oi har%pcrntf -rsr>oe ~-t:E~%rirr,
~nciu-rtnp any l r t i h ~ l ~ r ~
I 1 3 4 . B Upon \-icllatlon of an) of the other nutsrr~i trt;llt- isF'
cond~rtons ior t'urnrsh~ng srrvtcw the t'ctirkpiay nM:. by glvtng 30 days' prror n r r t ~ ~ c tn 'ik-rtiinp tts the !-~a~tt\ir?;.c
dlscontrnue or suspend service k%rtftiilttf tt'iit7;PVRig ,Xi>
I iah~l~ty ~f si~cli vii11at1011 conttnut'.: citirtilg ttrirt p i ~ ' ~ t ~ f t i
lJpon conclemnaticln of m y n'latwiai prkrtkirn taf the i$x~F:tttbx used by the C'ompriny to psovrdc *cr~ i~r : Lo .I t*aasiel.t~rcr tw
i f a casualty renders all ctr any lsf:lrrrbrsl ~)t~$E:iztk jrb \:%:ZI facl l~~res inoperable bcyontt fibasutttc tt:par, the Cf'hirtqi,rni>. by notlcr to the Crl~tt)n~c"r, rr~:t!l dt~cit ick~~ttt;" ur ~ 4 1 * ~ ~ & 2
servlce urthout Incumrig 3114' itahlluay.
Upon the C'ustonicr's rrisalsen~:y. assrgrrilrt~f f t ~ c t f~e h~,':n~!r'r of cred~tors. filing Tor E$ati kru~rkcy ;\r Flicrt$y&~Zkf,1?i~~f1, 41f
far l ~ n g to d~schargc ijn t;xt-t~lunrnt-y pt:Frwrn a5 ttih~r-r the. i ci.rix. p ~ ~ ~ ~ l r ~ c d by a ti~c C'rrruplrrr> i t t~ ty ~"ikrt'ethst.i-tv cllsconttnue or suspend sol-v~cc fi .trfhi.te~t E I Y C ~ ~ ~ I ~ G I ~ : , i f ) \ it:&b:if:\
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&Ex:<: ti r.t! Issuecl by: Joscph Foiitc?. Ir..
Director elf ~I'ciccon1rnun1c3ti1in~ %~lr.f SNiP Link. I..! .C 100-A Ttvtnbt.~dpc Drrvu
.? i J 4 i)iacontinuntlce of Service (C'ont'tl)
2 I 4 3 1: Upon any govcrnrncntal prohrh~trun or rcclulrcd altcmriott of thc servlccs to bc provided or any vrolation ut' an applrc:ibtr law or rcgulat~on, the Cornpan) may r~nl.nt.d~ntcly drscont~nuc service \%i~hout incurring any I~ahillry
2 1-14 1. IJpoli the C'onipany's d~scont~nuancc of' scn~lct. tt.r tht: Custorner imder section 2.14 4.A or 2.14.4 R . the Cornpal~y. trr a d d ~ t ~ o ~ i to all otlicr rcrncd~cs that niay he a\~nil:ihlc t o the Company at law 01- 111 equ~ty or ~ ~ n d c r any nthcr proitsrut1 of this ur~l'f, may dcclare all firrure mc,nthly anti nthcr charges which tvould have bcen payable by the Cu?*rurncr durlng the renie~nder of the temi Sc>r ivhlcl~ suc-11 scrt ice:, ivoilld have otherwise been prov~d.ed to fhc t'ustorncr to Ire ~mri~ediately due and payable (discounted to present vnluc at S I X percent).
2 1.1.5 C'anccllatiun of Application for Service
2 14.5 11 Appl~cations for service are not~cnncellahto uillcss thc Company otherw~se agrees. Wliere the C'c\rnpljrry permits Custorner to cancel an applicatto~i Sot scrv1t.e pnor t o {!re startofsenr~cc or prlor to any spccral C L > I ' I S ~ ~ ~ L ' ~ ~ ~ V I . irtk
charges w~l l be imposed e s c q for rllosc specificti hctnw.
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. . . . . . . . . . . - - - - E ffoc 1 iiJc : Issucci by: Joseph Polito, .lr.
Director of Tcleconi~i~~~r~icat~ons Sales SNiP Link, LLC 100-A Twinbridgc Dr1r.c Pennsauken. NJ 08 1 10
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8 i $ 5 2 bEliXIS AN19 C'0NII)ETBC)NS (Q'ont'd)
? i ?F ~Px&cnt ,4rr:ktigeillerlls (Cont'd)
:! ! 3 5 Cancellation of Application for Service (('onat'tl)
2 i-l.5.13 Wlicrc, prlor to canccllatlon hy thc C'u>ton~c~. thc t'arnpaity Incurs any expc~iscs In ~nstallrng the scrvlcr nr rn i?TciIiIrtiIe
to Install the servlcc that I [ o t l icr \~~se \couft.i ircrt I12-c.e ~ncurred, ;l charge equal to the costs the C'~ni~ilt14. mcr:~eif, lcss net sal\,age, shall apply, hui i n no case bk3II t h ~ s rlz~rgc cxcccd the sum of the charge Sol- the mlnlrIrLliT1 period i'ri servlcesordercd, ~ncludlng lnstallat~on charges, :~nti nit charges others levy agalnst the ('ompnny that \vould have been chargcable to thc C'~istonirr had servlcc hegun ( n u disco~inted to present value at s ~ s pcrccnt).
2 1 J.5.C' \I1herc the C'onipany ~ncurs any cspense ~n canrrccttau nrth special construction. or where specla1 arrimgcmenfs of' fac~l l t~es or equipment have begun, before the C'c~rury~irny recelvcs a cancellatron notice. a charge cqltnl tcr !lie coxth ~ncurrcd, less nct salvagc. appltcs. In such cnscs. (Itc cIl::rgt, w~llbc:~ascd on such elernel~ls as thc cost ol' the equ~pment, fac~l~tlcs, and ~iiatcrull. the cost nf mst:r!tation, englneenng. labor. and supcrvlsion. general and adm~~ilsirative expense, other dishurscmerits, dcpret;~:lttun. lna~ntenancc, tases. pl-ovlslnn for return on ltlvestmetit, rtnci any other costs associated w ~ t h the specral constru~tron or armngcliicnts.
D~rector o f Tclccomn~u~ircarrnns Sales SNIP I ~ n k , LLC 100-A Twinbridge Drive Pcnnsauken, NJ 08 1 10
2.14.6 Cyhan~es in Service Requested
7.13.6.A lf the C'ustomer n~akes or requcssts marenal changes in
clrcultenglneenng, equ~pmcnt spec~ficat~ons. service parameters, premises locat~ons. or o~heni:~se t~~arurrslty rnod~lies any pmvlsicln of the appl~csiion fur scrLrc.trzc. !Re C'~~stomer's ~nstallat~on fee shltll be aclji~sleti accordrnyly.
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$3.;<i+*.i% - - - - - Effcctwc: -- -.-_-----_ . - lssued hy Joseph Pollto, Jr.
Dlrector of Tclecommumcatlons Sales SNIP L ~ n k , LLC 100-A Twlnbrldge Drwc Pennsaukcn, NJ 08 1 10
S.D.I'.LI,C'. 'Tariff No. I C>r.~git~al I'agc Nct .: 1
2 I 5 t All h~l lc arc 111-es~~~iicd ~CCLII-ate. and shall he blnduij; on the. ('ustori~er tlnlcss ol.rjrct~uii I \ rcccl\~ccI hy the. ( ' o r n ~ ~ m y 180 days afier such bills are rendered. I n thc case o r a b ~ l l ~ n g dlspulc bctwcen the Customer and tlie C'ompany for sel?.lce lin~rrshetl lo thc C'ustome~, wh~ch cannot be settled \ \ ~ ~ t h munial sai~st 'act~~rt . r l x C'ustoriicr may takc tlic follo\i~lng course oS actlon no more than 1 SO days after thc b~lllng datc
2.1-5 I ,4 First, the C'us~omcr may request, and the Conipany will provtcic. an ~n-dcpth rcvlew of the disputed tumount. CThe undisputed portlon and suhseq~lcrlt b~l l s must be p a d on a t~mely b a s ~ s or Ilic sc~vlce niay be subject to d~sconnttctton.)
2 15.1 E3 Sccond, ~f there I S st111 a d~sagreernent about thc drspttted alnount after ~nvestlgat~on and Ievlenf by the C~rnprtny. thc Customer may file an appropriate complaint wrth thc Puh l~c U t ~ l i ~ ~ e s Conim~ss~on. The address of' the C'orntrusslon IS:
Capitol Hldg.. 1 st Floor, 500 East Cap~tol Avc.. Pierre, 5.D. 5?5tr I -5r i3l
111 add~ t~on , the Customer may call rhc Com~i~isston tali-ficc at I-X(kf7- 332-1782 Hearing ~mpaued customers may call thc (.'r>rtrmi~sron E l i . .,. I 1'Y Through Kclay South Dakota 1-800-S77-I 1 13.
? 1 ! 13tlling incluincs Iiiay be. dl]-ected to the Cori~pany toll free at 1-888-764-7600,
- - - ---- E ffec I I vc - ."- Issued by Joseph Poiito, J s
D~sector of Telccornmunrcnt~orln S;~les SNIP Link, L1.C 100-A Twinbrldgc I)rlve Peruisauken, NJ 08 1 10
,? i i . i f * ,tllrrt?:ittres -,a-- for Interruptions in Scrvicc
2 1 1 lnfcrrup~~ons In scnllcc, ~l111ch are not ctuc to the nrgllgenct. oi. or ~~ctnconipl~ance \vlth tho provrslons of t h ~ s tar~lf b. the C'ustorncr nr I ~ C
opcratlon or rnalfi~nct~oil of the f a c ~ l ~ t ~ e s . po\xla or cqulpmcni pmvlded by the C't~stomr*r. w~ l l bc cred~ted to the Customer as set fi>rtli In 2 16 2 A for the part ofthe scrxlcc [hat the ~ n t e ~ r u p l ~ o n affects
? I h 2 P'rcdit for Fnterr~aptions
2,10.2.A 11 credit allowance w~ l l bc ~na~dc when an ~ntcn-uptrnti n u r ~ r r ~ because of a fa~lure of any coniponerit fum~shcd by thc Company under this tanfl: An ~nterrupt~on penod bep~ns wher! ti-e ('ustomcr rcports a service, fac~llty or clrcult to bc ll1terrullrtcd and rcleases ~t for testlng and repalr. An inlernlpllon per~ttd cnds when the servlce, faclllty or circuit 1s opera!lLre. It' the Custumer reports a service, facrlrty or clrcult to he ~nopesatlvc b~rt dcchrlcs to release ~t for testing and repalr. ~t 1s cons~dercd to he tmplretf. but not interrupted.
2.10.2 B For calculat~ng cred~t allowances. every rnontli 1s considered to
have 30 days. A cred~t allotvance IS appllcd on n pm ratn bnhts against the rate, spcc11;ed hereunder and 1s dcpendont upon :he length of thc Iliterruptlon Only t110se facl l~t~us art the ~ntcmpted portloll ol'the clrcult iv1I1 rccctve a creiitt.
? xr?"c! Effcchvf - *__- -__ _ - Iss~~ctl by loscph Pollto, J I
D~rector of Telecornrnun~cdtions Sales SNIP l m k , 1.L.C I 00-A Twinb~ ~dgc Dm c Pe~msaulccn. NJ 051 10
f x t l*l $ $i ! 93k6*$4 1
7 Fi3 r k i t ~ ~ s i ~ i r r e s for llnterrirptions in Service (C'ont'd)
2 10.2 d'redit h r Interruptions (C'ont'tf)
2 l6.2.C' A crcd~t allowance \vilI be glven for Intct-rtiptlt.>ns of l i rt~~r~\:~e< or more. Cred~t alloivances shall be calcr~latert as Tol'icnv~~
Intcrn~pt~ons of 24 Flours or I ~ s s
Length of Interruption
It~rcrr~~pric~n t3crroct 'To He i 'rctirted --.. -
Less than 15 minutes Wonc
15 minutes up to but not including 3 hours
3 hours up to but not including 6 hours
6 hours LIP to but ~lst including 9 hours
9 l~ours up to but not !ncludrlig 12 hours
I:! Iiours LIP 10 but not ir.lcluding 15 hours
15 hours up to but 1101
includtng 24 tiours
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i.r.rticd: -. ~ ..... .. Issued by: Joscpll Polito. Jr .
Director of Tclccomni~iti~c:~t~~~r~i Salos SNIP Llnk LLC 100-A Tw~nbrsdgc Drlvc Pe~lnsaukcn, NJ OX I 10
i Y L ~ i ~ i , I t f 1:U'I 1454.1 3
t.b-4 8 $ 4 ~ 3 2 , ,f'EJ?,A!? X"4TP C'ONDITIONS (C'ont'r!)
- ! . p% 4ltnnlnce.s f ~ i ~ r Iratcr~.nptions in Service (C'ont'd) S - m - "
;5 1 f l 2 C;rcctit for,linterruptions (Cont'd)
Two or more rnterruptrons of 15 mlnutcs or more durlng any one 24- hoirr perrod shall be coiisrdered as onc ~ntcn-uptlon.
I n t r u i o n s Over 24 flours arid Less Than 72 Hours. Inten-upt~ons aver 24 hours and lcss than 72 hours w~ l l be credited 11.5 day for cach _?-hour penod or fract~on thereof. No rmre than one liill day's credlt will bc allowed for any per~od of 25 hours.
Intcn-uyptrons Ovrr 72 l l o ~ ~ r s . Interrupt~ons over 72 hc~urs w ~ l l be --.- ------ crcciitcd 2 days for each full 24-hour perrnd. No more than 10 days credrt wrll be allowed for any one month perloci.
2 t (1 3 idinmitations om Allowances
No crcd~t allc)wance w~l l be lilnde for-:
1 rntcnuprions due to tile negligence of; or noncompl~nnce with the povrsioris of this tar~ff by. the Custoriier, ;lutlionzcd uscr, joint user, or other cnninlon can-rer prov~dri~g scrvrce connected cn t l~c srrvrce s f the Company;
Effectlvc. *_-_ - -_--
Issued by Joscph I'ol~to. Ir. D~rec to~ of Tcleco~iirnunrcat~ons Sales SNIP 1-LIIE;, I,LC 100-A 'I'winbr~clge Dnve Pe~msauken, NJ 08 I 10
7 - : $jr.g1!; I i * * 1 : :
S.r).P.U.C. 7'ar.iTf Nn. 1 Original P;igc No. 75
, 6 sr",~jE~~$&l~~tcrrtrptiqns in Service (C'ont'd)
f h ) ~ntcrrupt~ons due to the negligence of any person other than tirc('unipany, ~nc lud~ng hut not l~mitcd to tlic C'ustc~mer' or c~tlic~. ccrnmon carr~crs con~iected to tlie Company's fac~l~ties,
t J) 1ntcrniptlon.s of scntlce during any per~od In wh~ch tlie Company 1s nor g1i~r1-1 f i l l 1 and free access to ~ t s faclllties and equipment for the purposc trf in\cst~gotmg and correcting lnte~ruptlons:
(c") ~ r i t c r ~ ~ ~ p t ~ ~ l n s of'servIcc during a perlod In 1~11lch thc C~istomcr continues 11, tire tlic scrvlce on an ~~npalred bas~s:
(f] Intcnlrptlons of scrvlcc durlng any pa-~od whcn lilt C'ustnmcr has ~,eleascd service to the Company for malritrnance purposes or !'or ~~npleinentarlon of a Customer order for a change rn scwtct at-rnngcments: and
tgS tnta-ruption of scl-v~cc due to circumstancez, or causes beyond tiic contrcrl (1 t' i'ompany.
I&-2 Effectwe: --_--.-d-
Izsurcf h y Joseph Pollto. J r Dlrector ofl'clcconununica~ions Sales SNiP Link, L.LC I 00-A Twi~ibridge Drive I'ennsaukcn NJ OX i 10
-: ?st ~3,j;?!53313~5~ fc)r ] I r r u p t i o n s in Service (ConP'd)
2 It, 4 $'aacsilstiort For Service lntcrruption
C'ilncell:~~iuri or tel-ri~~natlon fol service ~nterrupllon 15 pomlrttcd only ~ l ' any cit-cult cuprt ,cnccs a clnyle c u ~ ~ t ~ t l u o ~ i s outage of 8 IIOUI-s 01- niore or c u n ~ u l a ~ ~ v e ?crwcc cred~ts erlual~ng 10 hours in a continuous 13-month per~od. Thc nghr to cancel ~ ~ V I C C unclcr- this provlslon appl~es only to the slng,le cu-cult which has heen st~hicct to thc outagc or cumulative service credits.
If a ( ' ~ ~ s t o n i c ~ cancel\ n Service Order or ternllnates services before the ccmp)luttnn nf thc term for any reason whatsoe~er other tlwn a service
~nf~rn~pr ion (as ciclinecl 11-1 2 lb above). Custon~er agrces to pay to C'ompany thc ftdltnw~ny silms \vhicIi shall become due and owng as of the effcctlvc date of the c:a~ccllatictn ar tc~-r i i~na~~oli and be payable wrtliln 111s penod set fo1-111 In 2.14 ali c i~sfh , ~ C S ;illd expenses seasonably mcun-ed in conliectlon wrtl~ 1 ) all Mon- Rcrcurnng charycs reasonably csptirided by C'ompauy to estabhsh service to C'tisl!ln~cr.. plus 2 ) any tllsconncctlon, carly cancellation or termtnatlon chargcs rca.tnnal)ly incuned and pad to thlrd pal-ties by Company on behalf of C'ustomcr. ~alt th 3) all Recun-lng C'liargrs specified In rthe al~pl~cdble Service Order TnrilT for I!IC haI;inc~ o f the then current term.
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I!isti~cl by: Joseph Polito, Jr. Director of '~clccorn~nunicatio~~s Salcs SNi13 [.ink, LLC- 100-A Turinbridgc Drive I'cnnsaukcn, NJ 081 10
S.I).I'.l 1.C'. l'arrff No. 1 (')rig~nal I'ngc No. 37
%EI:J$- !PC 6 t i f b i j ) . t ~ i j n o r ~ h c ( ust(lrncr may as5rgn or transli.1- ~ t s rights or dutres F ~.i:,i-,~; 1;~%15 1: lib the i c t 1 I C C \ and facrlitlcs pr-o\ rdcd 1-1). tlic ('onipany without rlie itQ:za? t r r t l - ~ t t t r , i t tw otflcs piit-[). C X U C P ~ that :he ( 'onipany may, alier recelvlng approval
' :*k*pr ~b t - % ~ x \ t - f t ~ 4 % : t h o t ~ ~ Ptil~lil: t itrl~ties C'o~nmis.;ron, assrgn its I-lghts and dut~cs (a) to any =i;%bld::tag. pnrs:~! ~ t ) i l l i P : L l l ~ or afli l~i~tc of tlrc ('oinpdny, ( b ) pLirs~ianl to any sale or : >- - dl::~c.ir 4 0 1 *~iitit:it~tiittl> ill1 the ~I!,SC~S of the C'ompany. or ( c ) p~issuant to any financtng.
cis:: 2'. t tir ft,ty: t!;l!t~f;iFit~ti 01' Ilir ( 'impany
1 1 ; ~ ~ - t ir<torncr (.hall dcslgnatc on the Scrv~ce Or-dcr an address to which the r vrripnnt 41nll rti;tll or delivcr all notices and other comrnunicatrons, except that i 'tr\tr%nts-r mu! t~lso designate a separate address 20 which the Company's b~ l l s t ~ ~ t r *:et.iicce >hall bc ninrled
', is$ 2, thi r ~lrnpan' \hail clcsignatc on the S n v ~ c e Order an address to whrch the F ta.iirxnict %hall 111311 or delivcr all notlces and other communlcat~ons, escept that i t inipn: ~ n n p drsrgnatc a separate address on each b~l l for service to 1v111ch the £ r:zrrlnlrr shall Inail paymeii[ on that blll.
' $ 1 3 l l ! :ir)tlce5 or othcr comrnLinicatjons required to be given pursuant to this a;:rrfl -rc,~ll hc in \rvtlng Notices and other cornniun~cat~ons of either par-ty. and ,t i1 i l : ! i \ t11rt1lr:d by tlic ( 'ompany, shall be presumed to have been delivered to the citt~c! p;irty i l l ] thi: t l ~ l ~ d husincss day following placement oftlie notlce, cti:r?rrtunuc;itIcln crr brll 11itl7 thc IJ S Mall or a pnvate delivery senwe. prepaid a13 15rtjperl> addressctl, or when actually rcce~ved or refused by the addressee. it f~r::l.~c\ cr osout s first
Lhrector o ~ T c l e c o n ~ m ~ u ~ ~ c a t i o n s Sales !+;NIP L.ink. I-1.C 100-A l 'w~nhr~dge Drwe Pennsaukcn, NJ 08 1 10
I i~tse.tr.:r ctt $ ~ri~ccizqsr:~~r~~~~~t~c~rl:i salt*^ &- ,--; 5, -..&" 5inh., f 5 [ ~
:f>ci. .-$ ] ;i;rfl&qzrfgt. f &la g
l-*f"~:.g%*.i~.ii,Lcr.., % j (16 2 / 0
*Fi'i$i$E%' iAi~ &% L fj C s n P I ' C I : I ~ I ~ - ~ ~ D I
Or~grnnl Psyc Ntr 3")
-- %$ r t R r % PI, & ; ~ + f Y ~ ~ , ) & ~ ~ ~ ~ a ; Rtt?ES
I F'w *'i;g~3E~t:trnr. aei t ~ r t h i n tla~s r;ectlon oxplain how to apply the rate table associated ~ v ~ t f i tizr: .-;t;~<i:i. L F J ~ I<:C~, ofii:r~n%~s ~ l e s ~ r ~ t ~ e c l In Sccllor~ 4
V I i13tllrrlp lor calls placcd over rhc ('ompany's unclerlying calmer's nctxi~srk rs hssed on tile duratlon of' the call. Timing beg~ns when the calfcd statrots is answcreci, 3s cletermlned by standard lndusrry methods gericrally In t~sc fix :\sccri;itnrng answcrs, ~ncluding answer supervlslon hardware by \s-h~ch the inml tulcphoulc compaliy sends a s~gnal to the swltch or the software u t l l~z~ng audrc.1 tclrtr dc.~cotion. 'T~mlng ends when e~ther party hangs up.
2 1 ,As s c ~ fcrrrli In Srctlon 4, calls \vlll be bllled In ~r~cre~nents of e~ther: ( I ) an inre~u! c~ghtccn ( I S ) second period and addltlonal six (6) second pcnods: (a ) nn tntfmf thrrty (30) sccond period and atid~t~onal six ( 6 ) sccand penods. (r~rl ail trittt;~l sixty (60) qiecond perlod and add~t~onal tlurty 130) second pcnods; or trv) 313
inllral one ( 1 ) rnlnute period and addlt~onal one ( I ) n-t~nutc i~ertods.
lssrrl-d by Joseph Polrto. JI. Drrector o f Telecommunicat~ons Sales SNIP L.~nk. L,LC 100-A Twlnbridgc Ur~ve Pennsouken, N J OS 1 10
CVffJ Lhzk, LLC r, I
\ [ % p ? c : ~ ~ ~ : t % : 3 !
r fip,gtut %',: c' "' . I . f
- A - -+ - . - -- - -- -- - - - A -- - -- -
4X-"f"§lfl3 4. )E$f 'Kf P'TEOhS O F PiEPi'v'lb't<h
3 1 m , o r r p ; 1)istanrc
I + I clng i)istonce S e r ~ ~ c c I < a dedlcatcti or su t i L 1 1 t . d krn:g d:h&ii?:=c* * * " L .. z,-;
tclccommurircatioii~ SCI- \ ICC proirdcd hct\tccn pnlt.rtc, l i i~,t!c:<t i%?f i ' i ;~ i ii-,+ '';.i:9*
J3ctlicated 1 t- 1 ong Illstance calls arc 1.r1llcd In trirr~dl I & 'scctlii~f ;nt;rqrrii :::-, t:'14&
* .. acldltroniil Increnienrs 01 6 second<. S\t~tciicit I 1 i)nz fh-~:ii~t:t-r L G : i l - . . ~ t - ; iu,a~i'
in intt~nl I W second rncrcment\ and atldrtlc~nnl rncren~cr~ti n! h bcir.t;l,l%
4 1 --- Toll Free Scrvicc
1 oll t*rce Servtce I S a telecornniun1cat1nn~1 sert ~ L C '.t hiCll nil is:^.= a c,aEic~ ; : \a :*b,ir
calls to a ('uston~cr at no coil to thc calllnp p:trq hg di;tirrty: ,I t . r : i< ih t~ i * i : i ; ~ l ~ : rhal IS abs~gned to a ('ustc~mcr Prernisc-s and that empirsj.* ,n tntf4ftr"i) .+r;.-r :%>t.fz
I 0 1 1 f-rct. scrvrce IS bi !led 111 lnktlal 1 S scccrnri iili:t'.r";T~PfTt% ,SR& i l % j a t ~ i i ? r ~ Z ' , : ~
incrcnicnts of 0 seconds.
-1 f 'ailing Plans -
4 i I IA~JJLI-~ILJ J2!i t>
.T'lic ('ompany clffct-s customers clrdcr-~ng ilnytitne I 'SX iirrrc L B 1 $!rzr~i~ir:tt -; ;it tzrr
based upon tl~c manner oi' bill presnttrnrnf that ihc ul5itrrrie.r pe ~ c e ~ i i - ~ : ~ ~ f t~::.' -- a rnoiltlily fee f n ~ t h ~ h p1311 3fld no tlllillltCS ~ I ' i t S i i j t t " iIW Xxr<?$ xfc-+E
4 3 2 l~itc~rii@S.:pices CalIlrigPF'
'I'hc rclrnpnny ol'fcrs customers nrtler~ng i11~. I~k tq r , fn t~A 5";eitiic. , ~ i i ; . ; ~ f'i:t.
thl-ec (3) altelnatrve pln~is bascii ~ipc>n the illangtcr t r f Erik! p~c.;ce!t$wr:f tL:%\; t!% customer prc-selects. rhert: IS no mc~nrhiy kc f t v r i i i ~ pl,kci s i c i :kt! : ~ I S I - ~ : : ~ T + ~
usage are provldcd. Scparatu ln~crnct acc:css rtiic" ~f S%il{ i~nc .tpgtiy rn .rt$&:r,ir:
lo tho teI~~oll1111~111cal10~1s Llsayc. rrttc.5 I?cIt>u 'itrrq. phin ;%8'o~itk. ~ ' ~ i * b 3 ~ i ? i : - y ~ r y t ;
a package of sw~tchcd rclccommuntr:ntrclrr. ~ C ~ T G C ~ r ~ i d Iri:srnrs c i r ; ~ ~ r . ~
('ustorncr\ must si~hscl-~bc In a qrr;~itf'ytnt: intcrrici w ~ s : ~ c trt t ; ; .~j \ l f i x fEtc Company's Intcl.net provtdes. SNIP. inc
4.4 'Foll Directc~ry Assistance 3oll Dli-ecto~y Assrstancc Scr\.~ce prov~dc\ t t v f 'rrstcerrzlrr t i q r i t ~ : t j i l i ~ + ~ ~ : ~ l j ~ ~ ? , ~ - i : *
t~i~nihcr Irstlng ~nforniai~lin I'l~e i'omi~nn> urii pr tn tC~ %rs q.-fk+,b.,- t k r r q r : a + i ; .-a
arrnngerncnts wlth other tclccc~mrnun~carron~ ~3r~1r:rs
-.- - - - - - - - fabc<lcif - E. ftz, $>as
Issued by Joseph Pollto. .tl
rlrrcctor of r c . l c c c ~ n ~ r ~ r ~ m ~ c . i : ~ o ~ ~ ~ W c z SNIP I 111k. 1.1 < ' 100-h rn inhndgc Dr~vc Pcnnsauke~i. NJ 08 i Ift
s I ) I' [ I- ra l l ,~ f t NO i Original Pagc S r r 9 1
.d.S .- Tr1I.i (lir~eral~rr Services Inlt Opcriltor hcr\'~ccs involve assistlnp ( '~~storncrs M 1111 thc placcmcnt ot lclitg d~atanzt' t~~lrphone calis, including Calling i 'ard Calls. Station-to-Station ('ails. and f'crson-to- Tc~ \nn C'atl.; 71ic ('nmpany w ~ l l provide t h ~ s service tlirnugh anangciiicnts ~vtth otlrcr trlt.ctrrnrnunicat~ons cal'rlcrs.
4,h &@pitrmle f'allinri d'arcl Scrvicc "Thc C'ornpany w ~ l l providc ~ t s C'ustomcrs w ~ t h call~ng cards Sot- the puq~ose of enah!rng illc cusiomcr to ;icccss the Company's long distance senplces li-orn locat~ot~s i.tI?cur. tki:tlr
LIIC C'ustonicr's pl.cmrscs.
5.? &fr.nstate Calllrrg Card director^ Assistance Service I~~t-rnstate Ca l l~ r~g Card Dircctoi-y Assrstance Seniicc provides Customers listr~g the I~rtrastate C'ttll~iig (lard Servlcc w ~ t h acccss to telephone nunlbci- lrctr~ig mft~rnrttilo!l 'I'hc ( 'c~mpmny will prov~dc this selvlce tlirough ar-rangciiicnts w ~ t h oilier t c l cc~ t~~rn~ i r t~ua t i t~ rzs caincrs.
4.8 f'snf'crencc Calling Service ('~~iil'eseiicc. Calling Serv~ce IS an audio sewlce that allo\vs c'ustontcrr; to eslaitlish confcrcnce calls w ~ t l ~ rnd~vrduals located at different sites. C'ustcmiers may cnter rntcr ft~c ctrnf'crence meeting u s~ng a prc-assigned confcrcncc tclcphonc ntrmt>cr
4.9 jhNcf S e r t OnNcl Ser-vlce IS thc v~rtual connection wtthrn the State (11-lgrnntint: from I'ustomca - i'rcni~scs that arc connccted to the C'onipany's point of presenec ("t'0F''I or vtrtmi ywnt of l>res~"icc ("~JPOP'') using dcdlcatcd access. l11c Custorncr 111~tst Jwllvcr tr;~t"[urc fcr c ~ ~ c of tlic (.'ornlxmy's collacatcd facll~tres. uslng separate anangamcnts ctbt3rtwrl fstrm thc C'rrtnpsny or a tli~rd party. OnNct Serv~cc rates apply to all non-local traffic coni~tetrtt through such anangculcnts. OnNet Scrvice calls arc billcci rti lnrtlnl 1% scct3rrri limcmcrkrs nnci add~t~onal incrcri~cnts o f 6 seconds.
S2ViP Link, LLC
i l U<ang . Distance Rates
5 I I i l cd~cgid 1 -I- Lonn Dlstancg
s0.1007 per mlnute
5 . t 2 . S J Y I ~ C ~ C ~ 1 + Long D l s t a n ~
$O.I9OS per mlnute
5 X 'TolS Free Scwice Rates
5 2.1 S n ~ ~ t c l ~ c d i -+ Toll Frce Scrv~cc
$O.lOOS per nvnute
5.2.2 Dedicntcct I + 1-011 Fret S~ITICC
S0.1007 per ininute
The recumng fee for the Anyt~me LSA plan 1s S4.% per moturir
.- Sw~tchcd I t Rate ------- i oll Free Rate - -------
Dlrect/L.EC 131111ng IS 0.1684 $0.1684 Electronic Billing S 0.1 684 S 0.1684
Swltched 1 + Rate 'I'ol'l ---..--.---.-- Frrc Kate D~rectil.l,C Billing % 0.1684 S 0.1684 Electronic Billing .6 0.1684 5 0.1684
5.4 - To13 KBLrcctorv rBssistaas~
Ikcr Call:
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lssucd by: Joseph Pollto. Jr . D~rector of Telcconiniunica~rons Sales SNIP Ltnk. LLC 100-A T\~?nbrrdge Dr~ve I'ennsauken, N.1 08 I 10
S1EIC7T8OX 5. RATE SC'MEQBTI,ES (C'onf 'd)
5.5 Toll Operator Services
D~rect Connect/Stalion-to-Statioii. Direct ('o~inectl'Person-to-f'crsm
5.6 Intrastate Calfing Card Service
F'cs Call Set-up, ('hargc: Per Minute Kate. I'er- ('all Charge for Calling C'ard C;111s
Placcd t?am a Payphone
5 7 Intrastate Calling Card Dircctorv .4ssistansc
Per Call: $0 0 5
5 .R Conference Calling Service
Weekday charges apply 12:00 m~dn~gh t C'ST hInndn> ihrnrtgl~ i i i C S p n C 5 t I c *,l:-ts,
Wcekend cha1.gt's apply 12:OD rnidnrghlC'5i-i Saturday thriqtph I E 4 9 p.m. i 'h .t! ,iCa.t3ti,i.;
Ik:~cjr~i!nC'!!gWg$ j~yg+%&i qTtk!"@: l'cr Call Set-up Charge $3 OQ $3 00 Per Mlnute Per Bridgeport Rate $0 hS %@ dy
5.9 BwNet Service Rates
Between Intrastate l..ATAs:
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Issued by loscpli Pol~tn. .lr nlrcctol 0TTclccornrn~rrncnt1~in~~ S33il~ SNIP t ~ n h . L1.C 100-A 1 \\ iithr~tlpc Dm t: Pctmsatikcn. NI 031 t 0
MELLEY DRYE & WARREN L L F ~
* ,1,, I L r ,111" ,..> ia" ' " tOD. . . I '
1 2 0 0 lgTH STREET. N.W.
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20036
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# 3 A l d G * t ? 1 K . T w A l ~ & r l a
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**&'*>LA, TtrC PNILIPPINES
*tU'.$BPI. :NO!&
YCJKTO. J & P A N
Fcbniary 2S.200 L
Mr.. William R~allard, Jr. Exccutivc Director rrittenaona: Keith Sepager - South Dakota Piihlic Utilities Cotnlnission S ~ ~ E C Capitol Buildillg, 500 East Capitol Avenilc Pierre, South Dakota 57501 -50?O
Kc: SDPUC Docket TCO 1-004 fn thc 54artcr DF I1.t~ t l p f ~ i ~ c d f i ~ ~ n of SKI fT Link, LLC for a Certificate of , i l ~ ~ I I ~ q ~ t y 4 ' 4 ' . - A - ' - - _
Dear Mr. BulIarcl:
Please find encioscd for fi11ng an originr~i and ten ( 1 i t ) ccmftrrks o l ahc iarx!l:%*i~ri?~~~ z-,! SNiP Link, LLC. These re\.isions arc submittcci in rcsponsc to the Fchrrta~ i.3, Ziwl: ~t'qk'ruht Utility Analyst Keith Senger.
In addition, SNiP Link, [,,LC requcsts a waivur fiom =2RSD 2fk-l!),2.C'tl2ifiS) uI~,srtt requires that applicatiorxs for a Ccrtificak of Authority cutltar:r ;I cash flak% statct:rrtcr~t. :jr, (1 g ; r r l x
up, privately held limited liability SNiP Lirik. I.LC docs not prc-ecirtlqi tru.ue k t cmtr iFt~-k&- ~ 5 ; i E t r t t ~ f i t
prepared. Therefore, pursulu~t to ARSD 20: 10:23:CtZ( IS), SNiP idink, I J . t i'cspcc~&~!f~= t s ~ t t i ~ : ~ : .
n ~iaiiver from thc cash flow statement rcquircmcnt.
In addition, a duplicate copy of this filing is cl~clnsed. 3IIc;lse E f a t ~ - ~ t r t f l t ! ~ ~I;c r t ~ ~ k f i i ' , ~ ~ ~ uptm receipt, and !-ct~!m i t in the self-addressed. pix-i;ige pitid cr:veir?pt: pnsz-trfcd
$%$:_'r113N 2. rF&k3S AND CONDT'I'IONS (Co~rt'd)
2 . 1 3 . 3 . ~ [RESERVED FOR FIITLIRE IjSE]
2.14.3.B When a senlice or fac~lity is d~scontinued. the amount of a depos~t. if any. will be appl~ed to the C'ustorner's account and any credit bala~ice remaining w~l l be refunded. Before the service or facility is dlscontinucd, the Campany may, at 11s optlon, return the deposlt or credit it to the Customer's account, but in no case shall the C'ompany retam the cieposit ofaCustomer who has madti. prompt and satisfactory payments to the Company for a pertod of tcvclvc consecutive months.
Depos~ts held w ~ l l accrue interest at a rate based on the s~mple average Interest rate fur new issaes of onc year treasury bills computed over the one year period endn~p on the preceding first day of Deceniber.
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Issued by Joseph Pollt~r, I r D ~ r r c t a ~ of l'clecornn~ou~catiol~s Salrs SNIP L H ~ . L1-C I UO-A TM inbrldge Dnvc
nsauken, N
BEFORE THE PUBLIC L461klTIES GQMMISSIOM OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAPCOTA
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATlION OF ) ORDER GRANTING SNIP &1NK, LLC FOR A CERTDFICATE OF ) (~ERTIFtCAf E OF AUTHORIW TO PROVIDE INTEREXCHANGE AUTHORIW TELEGOMMUPIIBCATBONS SERVICES 9N ) SOUTH DAKOTA f TCO? -004
On January 11, 2001, the Public Utilit~es Commission (Cornm~sston). In accordence with SDCL 49-31-3 and ARSD 20.10.24 02, received an appil!catron for a certtficata of authority from SNiP Link, LLC (SNIP Llnk)
SNiP Link proposes to offer bas~c 1 + long distance servtces. WATS, catt~ra card services and toll-free services through resale A prapased tart8 was fried by SNlP Lm-k The Commission has classified long distance service as fully r:ompstittve
On January 18, 2001, the Camm~ssion eiectrolnrcally tran~srnitted nottce sf the frEing and the intervention deadirne of February 1, 2001, to interested ~ndiuiduals and entities No petitions to intervene or comments were filed and at rts Afarrf 17, 20131, meet~ng, the Commission considered SNIP Link's request for a i ~ ~ ~ r t t f i c a t ~ of authority. Carnmis~iear7 Staff recommended granting a certificati; of authority, s~bji361 IQ fh8 ~~nCfifka(l~*~ that %Pf@ Link not offer a prepaid calling card or require deposrts or advance payments wtthstrt prim approval of the Commission. Cornrnissian Staff further facomrrsended e Lvarvet. of ARSD 20: 10:24:02(8).
The Commission finds that it has jur~sdrctrm svet Ihrs makto~ p~lrsuent trc7 SD@L Chapter 49-31, specifically 49-31-3 and ARSD 20 20 24-02 aab 20 T0.24:03, The Commission finds that SNiP Llnk has met the legsf fequkren~ents r;sk$trl-!shed fof the granting of a certificate of authority. SNrP tlnk has. :n accardar~ce wit3 S06L 49-37-4, demonstrated sufficient technicat, financraf and manegetral capab~lrlres to offas telecommunications services in South Dakota Further, *the Carnmissron fsctds that th"tsre is good cause to waive ARSD 2Q.10Q24~02f8) Ths Commrssraa appra'tfes SNsP CtrrKs application for a certificate of authorrty, subjed to the I:onditt$rt tf18t %NrP kink rt@ after a prepaid calling card or require depustts or advance paym@n:s W ~ ~ ~ Q L Z E F I ~ ~ Q F a~@i6~85 0% !be Commission. As the Commission's finat 6ecrslcJf-i FI %his fziiltfef. IS thef~t~fe
ORDERED, that SNIP Link's =ippf!rat~c!n 2 c~~rfrmre OF sgtlitately is h@e@y granted, subject to the condr tion that SNIP Lrnk r;oP oR$s a p:E$mid c8iiin;j card or Fe:pJrfC depos~ts or advance payments ~vithouf D F F O ~ appr~va! at' the Csmm~ssuca at 1s
FURTHER ORDERED, that the C6rnmr~s1ac1 fmd~ gwfd case f~ %Y$IVB ARStli 20: 10.24:02(8). It is
FURTHER ORDERED, that SNiP Link shall file infclrmatioi~al copies of tariff ctianges with the Commission as the changes occur.
CERTiFiCAf E OF SERVICE r- The undersfgned hereby certifies that thts
document has been served today upsn all parties of record n this docket, as listed on the docket service list, by first class mail, In properly addressed
Date </q?,5/
(OFFICIAL SEAL) -
Dated at Pierre, South Dakota. this 44 day of April, 2001.
PAM NELSON, ommi missioner
