% wd t a%h~Mafh~k$ -. IN THE MATTER OF THE .......

APPtlCATlON OF WESTON TELECDNlNiUNiCATlONS, LLC FOR A - - -

@M& .- L - - . - ..---.-- CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY TO PWQViDE INTEREXCHANGE -

- ,* - ,%A- he-A-*-.-* ,.- TEtEt30MMURIICATlONS SERVICES IN - - - --. .- ." --. SOUTH DAKOTA

EFb~lyUc Utilities Commission of the State of Soutir Ifzjkfilta

ROREH'T $1. TAYI-OW RON W. KIbEJREl. I'hTRICK 11. CROCKEK h?;DRE\V J . VORDRICt1 7YREX R. C U D S W IV,YII.LI-~ AI n . joaxsnx STEVEN h(. flI<O\\'S KIZISTEN I.. GETTING

W~llinm Rullard, Executive Director Gauth Dakota Public Utilities Commission State Capitol Building r3QCl East Capital Avenue Pierre, SD 57501 -5071

RE: Weston Te!ecomrnunications, LLC

Enclosed herew~th for filing wcth the Cornmrs~~sn, p!sasfiQ ~ ~ e r qerg4Fi;;x; :$e14 :a" - ..i ": --i-p\ ,~ .?t l E - ;1-

above captioned corporation's APPLICATION FOR A, CER'F'4FtCA?g 08.' P@&.st $:*~3+$yg ?&;'~i,r- I,, ,,:-bo~-'

NECESSITY TO TRANSACT THE BUSffalESS OF 4 3 d t l : $ $ . t d ~ z ~ ~ . . g ~ : : ~ : f c ~ : ~ 'FELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND FOB AFPRBVA[- QF gxT$ 8 F & % Z 4 ~ - I - p i - .i

chsck in the amount of $250.00 to cover rhe filirlg Isgs ra%.;zfeb tfi .:,,w;i--~r-

Also enclosed is an exact duplicate of this letter. PEeam sgarrkp k9-e d.,i:isxci@~ ?1-;mp p r ' T ~ - - - , -2:: ,-..- , - : . enclosed, postage-paid envelope.

Should you have any questions, please contact me,

IN TT'FSl? MATTER OF:

TIHE APPLICPTION OF

BEFORE 'T'a"E8E PUBLIC UTY LITIES CCQ33IR1iNt;s%X>X

OF THE STPtTE OF SC)f7"fFg -SiHr.%%Ot 4.

PVesrton Tdeccosnnmlenications, KLLI 3 FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC C'OSVf:i\ EE,:Z;rl'i< F

;Wf3 NXCESSITY TO TRANS.ACP THE RI'SYSII;X;!4 ?

0 1 ' A RESELLER Of INTEREXCTI/lYC;1J 1 p? q ~~i T ,&

TELI3COMMLWICATIONS SERVICES i

AND FOR APPROV.4L OF 17's INiTl,4l. '4':tEttFE t

grant Applicant authority pursuant to WCt., afi-3 1 -3 ;@& $ii jbg~.;t;ijig8gzg @;g;$J &$$:$$;g z??: ;;:,;:- .. ;;;:, 3,: .-.,. !::.:: , T

provide intrastate telecommunicatioits st.

of similar services offered by other ilff ercx~'!13i-~g~ cci~~c=zl$ 4 G*33:% r" : 411 lr:4-. ":-11';

4 3

verification. and in evidence of its litncss ti3 ogwri:e N~;J t % " ~ gx;!r.t+, iuvr:t.: v:.+ :,; _.'. I , bL-:, ;24:

fo'ollo\\kIg information in supposl of this :%g7$3.="%ii'ib~i~v38,

idcntifjc:itio?: ?f rfrc ~ i a ~ * l g i t e r t -- -

I . Applicant rna.intains i

OH 44286.

2. Applicant is orgarxi~ed r

Articles of Organization. is a1.it?ic3:1e.d hcrcre 3s Gxb3bOr &:

.~ business the State f Sourfm & & c I ~ ;%a 3 $ ~ y g s , : ? . ~ j ~ ~ ~ ; ~ : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ~ ~ ; ~ ~ ~

document is set fort11 in Exhibit tF hereti.

.. -> . Correspondence regarding this Appiicativn viatsisid tz ~~kw;iti.;.4 r+*

Patrick D. Crocker EARLY. LEhWON. CROC'KEK & 13A-t P<CfS;.;$f 'Z'8f 'i." P 4 5 900 Conlerica Building Kalamazoo. MI 490074752 (616) 381-6844

4. The name of Applicant's Registered Agenr, x33d :hc wtLiA.Sftcil+ C~[$j2; 77; ; rr:~-;-E -fh'j:itii , Z;

the corporation in South Dakota is:

Ronald D. O!ingcr 1 17 East Capitol Pierre, SD 57501

Description of :\urhnrit> - -. 'IScl-rluesrod

5. Applicant seeks authority to opcw~e 18s p2:4g$fg~ : a $ @* - n itl ' ;$ i P a*1 * LL- --1 l.l a - b?~yz;~L , + _ -z-

services to the public on a statewide basis. Applicsmt seekn$ ;%.l,d%acr-3Z;5

intcrexcha~~ge telecommunications s e ~ i c c s on a rrc.saEi~" k ~ % i s %p-s'~Ec,$!I; . - ih-:" PY* .,::A : : : i : ' r ~ ~ ~ : ~

ro provide MTS, in-WATS, out-WATS. and Calling Cxd s$%r$;&+

;T_ - 6. Applicant does not intend prt>i.idt ~apep.,t$ar e r k t ~ g r , -fgakit x ~ C ,&%> 5t;fp jk 5~

7. Applicant owns no trallsmissirsn fb::*ueikt$"di~~ 2 g ~ p f ~ ~ : s ~ ~ i:.%f~lj: c~GJP,??~:

subscribers using facilities of the carnmunica5ions rzct%%r:ak% $14 D i i f i j r ~ 4 : ~ : b Bn%-'?'E?i?< +,iEJi 7 -.i - - ,

based lXCs and the local exchange telephone cmap;14rics $''I 1 - b li" s

8. Applicant has no plans a1 this time fo rr~a&g~g6;1~$%f. $ . g 2 3 ; ' 5 ~ 2 ; , t 5 v ~ ~ i i 1 di?.;i;: if;$ ;~.i3.4:5 .-i L - Z

facilities of its own and seeks no cnnstnlctirr~~ sutltfrr~? 111, mre~~:a$i$ss 'bifhd i?;~.-:? ~ ~ i r . 2 ~ t i *

operare exclusively as a reseller.

9. Applicant will abide by all nrIt;.s go

Commission has promulgated or ntay pron.zulgri~cr i3

specifically waived by the Commission.

Pf~p~wzcd -- 3e n-ice5 .

10. Appl ica~tnt intends to otRr >.l"f S. i~~-%':2 I'S. i t ~ ~ - %,,I

st~hscrihess within South Dakota. .4pplicanr cc1mbinc.c; high

competitive rates, flexible end user billing. profc;~.sslctn:st

isreale a rlrlique blend. \-hi& nleets the indit idur$lii.eJ axs.r;ri. $3: w6tt 4 -+*5r:>z; '

I 1 Applicant's service> are dcsigra.ici Ica kc c'q'ic~1,-'i'~

users

1 1 Appilcailt's intends to C I I ~ Z ~ L ' ti1 I ~ c ~ ~ I c ~ ~ , ' . ~ ' . ' e , -.$ig

rmffic of underlying su'nscrihers to t ~ e rotired titrvcrl

pr uvidcrs.

13 . \ppi~cmt is corni:littcd to tile ehc el;'&!i,i3 bri::~~ $zr,is;/:~7, ;-

producti must commit in visiting to IIIZ~.~*CI .

fairly and accurately portray Applicanr's szr~icrq aig.4 ihg ;'E~,ir~ci: gtus :re

Descs@Itfican anti $izj?gslp,~?S" -2pp15cs~eB - --- - --

11. Applicant's officers haw cxter":itt'e ,"at1;03,~2!~:$48, fir~tst,:;$ f ~ " y i r , J , * 7 7 : , I - h; 7 l a

with \vhich to execute the bus~ncss plat1 cir.%cnB~J be6:wtt:

represent a broad spectrum of business and tcs-.l~n;c,~d Jz~~+:pi::~yri~

individual and aggregate te ie~ommunica t i t r~ c;%pictrea;%:.;l

technical ability to provide the senices for ii htih :ikrf!~r'f:i?

descsiprion of the background and expt31.ie.n~~ t ~ r i ti3 C$BZI;FBC ;?: fE:;i--iDa:.rl " , B % $ $ f a r * i

support of Applicant's financial abifit,~ tct prau!~kc

Income Statement and Balance Sheet :is Exhihi4 &I,

Eryh~ i~~ jmt~~t sa C'o~~sidleraitions

J i, ' ~ ~ . ~ i r e ~ s a r t ' ~ + cntrp tntn t f~c South Ur~liota mal-ketplace is in the public interest because i l

i;... ,, L ;: .w: j ~ r ; ~ ? - ~ ~ 5 r i t + ~ r ) ~ & c 3 \ ~ r~ i i q t i r = f t ;ltlracti\-e hletid of service cluality, network management and

:'2J2- 4z;: ?< - - - I - . .pi2 .; f * - $ ~ ;ae,tilnf't$t:,

f ? - $25 ,<rt&f~r?tr: ~ t l the itirrtrt l~enclits dclivcred to the public by its senices. i2pplic:tnt's

.. ,,$&+% gi.i:l C-riflx~il 1Xtkr.it:r markctplacu will bcnefit the public indirect1 y by increasing the

is C.,i7.$= l ; j - 17 ,$ i~ i~ a&' $~h.~;?~~tr_. ?id4 f"tp cstsling IXCs, spurring them to lower costs and improve ser-viccs in

Ir$~<~~~~?tc$-&~ulatoay Treatanent

% * I J S J ~ % ! ~ C ~ ~ I ~ t~ i t ~tc,~n-dnt.nin:lt~t resc1Ier of illterexchitllge telecol~lmunications services.

' i 9 - + ; t - i s u I ;JB? ~ ~ ~ : j t i ~ ~ t ~ * $ 5 ~ 152: rcgt~l~iicd hy 111c C'oin~nissiot~ in the salnc rclascd fashion estcnded to other.

.- : z ~ +Jrz i%, - * ~ L L ~ F , $ T ~ + , ! $i,f%#l!rr$.

Enitial Proposed Tariff

I ,+ $ t y l r ; ~ r x ~ t prctpt;xc.q ra offer service pursuant to the rules. regulations. rates and other

q ,>.. bs %a a L . $ s 4 ah5k%Ert:.rrti.i ~itt,*tmcisci in ;\pplicantls initial proposed tariff, which is attaclled Ilereto as

k,;~;%atwt %$i",irrg, p;yrncnt. credit, deposit and collection terlns are set forth in Applicant's

,.y7P,;%:",> ~" r i >?~ i , j * j -

Q&linmce with ARSD 20: 10:24:02

' 3 i ,' i tt .tccstninncc cvitil AIISD 20: 10:34:02, Applicant provides the follo\x-inp

- " ( i 2 . I he name. address and telephone number r)f Applicant:

WES7SON TELECOMMUNICATIONS. L1.C Stt~m~nit 11, 3046 Brecksville Road Richfield, 01-1 44286 Telepl~one: 330-659-6700

( 2 ) . Applicant sflall provide services under d-le rtamc:

( 3). (a) See paragraph 2 of this Application.

(h) Applicant has no principal oi'ficc in Sotirh 3 , :f%r~~>fi.i-:~j?t1:~

registered agent is set forth in 1aaragrapl-t 4 I~creinahovc.

(c) A copy of Applicant's Articles of Qrgal~irntion is SlttacS~sJ$;is t s x t ~ n l i i r -?.

(d) A list of the names and addresses of Applicant" scur.rcnl% I lf$icid~~ : t f i d

Board of Directors:

Robert Mocas I'rcsiclent Sun~nlit 11, 3046 BrecksviIIe Road Richfield, OH 44286

Heidi Mocas Sccrcfa~il'rcastrrer Sunmit 11, 3046 Brecksville Road Richfield, OH 44286

(e) The names of Applicailt's shareflolciers ;trrtf ~~r.unhcr\ o f diift'clt 1::

each:

Shareholders 3)gsggt.t!,tqgLc

Robert Mocas 1 t!iIt%

(.1) No corporation. association. or partnership LII%~Y aln? i:~tt;:'it -1 i t :

Applicant.

(gj Applicant owls or controls no sutlsidiarics.

(4). h p p l i c a ~ ~ t is a Limited Liability C o m p ~ n y csrganizcd under thc la:\% r r i - t :Istrrl

4 5 1. Scc paragraph 5 of the Application.

( h 1. See paragraph G of the Application.

(7). /\pplicanl sliall offcr ss~vices on all equal-ncccss arc23 \r $:!;in tirc i t , b : , - c;::

South Dakota. Accordingly. Applicam does i-iot attach ;I. mrsp * . i ~ , i i i t y z ~ ; ?

scrvice boundaries.

(8). See Exhibits D and E attached hereto.

(9). All complaints and regulatory matters should hr c1ir~~c1c.d i t 3 A{*l iqft i , tcy ..

attorney as set forth in paragraph 3 of'this Applicatitrn.

Applicant's Cost for Underlying Transport SenL-ic~s

20. Appi icant proposes to resell services ivitflin Souill Dakt2t;i in eucc:+,< r:! 'i pp$rc,ir;i';

C L ~ F ~ i\I' P~ITO!I : IS~II~ s c n ' i c ~ s lion^ Applicant's undcrlyins can-icr ( i l t r t ~ ; t t I 'rttfyi;titg : 5 ~ 5 \ 8 * ~ : s l - r t

.- 13rrrclla:;ct; irrtrlistate services from Global Crossing for npprosin~atcl>r Slt, f Qer t'ir:trtitc artti vrst'i:' r i i

ring: i'ublii: tor approximately $0.15 a minute.

Conclusion

2 1. 141 decision by the Corrm~ission to grant Applicant a ("zr;ilic;tfc c'rir'Plzk3ic f "irziz tLtti;Oict

irnd Necessity is plainly in the public interest. Applicant will intunducr. i::ip<~~:itlt ria'%\ :rrt:%;*,;$- .r::si

sert ices :LI t.cq competitive rates as wet 1 as c n h a ~ c e the cornpelitix L " I ? c ~ ~ rzE'l!ic C T E C ~ ' ; I ~ $ { r ~ ? ' $ ~ ' i ~ ! ~ ~ , i n ; + c

anm kc! in South Dakota.

it'nr";. f 'n run~tss~nr~ grant i t authorit> to trdnsact the business 3 ~-c~;t'iler c r f ? : ~ t : ~ t - ~ ~ ~ i ; : t z ~ ~ ~ .

rcirsr:rtttnrtr7iCatim senices tvithin the State of South Dakota. that ~hr : Coi?sntrssrt%:n r:+girl:rl:- ;: gr, ,t,

~P~T~:LIIII~~SCJ fkshian. and that the Commissian approve hppf icant's initinf prnpsc-~-f tnslffcj f ;~:ti=i. . i:;

i!iu tiitti" of-ihlc' Order granting authority.

I 3nrc+;ilc Ifi.clsmhcr --..--A- 20. 300 1

BARTOSIEWIC'Z,. P.EI.f.'. 900 Cc~rnerica Bttilding Kalarnazoo. Mi .liOOlr~-.tr3*22 Its: Attorneys

Roben Mocas, President for WESTON TELECOMErlUNICATIONS. I-1-6'. firif ham; <L%

%warn on oath, deposes and says that he has read the foregoing App1ic;tlioa arrd vcri6cr iii:k% !i!c

slntotrlei~ts made therein are tnre and correct to the best of his knowiedgc, ir3i"irrarrstiofh. La_13%4 ixhc1

By: ,me+>"-~"m.~,,-w.,.a<"%~r.w;.

Thc foregoing instrument was acknowledged beforc me this (71 rl.r? of C~-i;-&i,/ :!*pi, by Ro\?ort Mocas.

Pubric + i"uJT- For the County oC -&:F~

* rg $ r k k - My Com~irtissfort Expires: --,, J=..J..s&,-A 4,,,,

(. - -:" s&viF ,t& T* 4~?*? -7 - . - 7"?"~& cCau$"ryt I..- FlUNG Dr9fiJ3 PENXTY E S T c,ii+ "

2 f .&tFrF$Ig 24: I~F?~&:l~%7l;-ICIN~7XjNtNt hL 49 00 1 G CO .00 .Cii GC 4 zg,

Receipt 3 % ~ is nut a biU. Please do nut remit papen:.

. - - - - +

<";:I+i31T9$163@ W%fNES & $TERM -f fUGt,jB sZ'vfg, 81 400 ,%1"g.$4 R";;T@ER W. VAN BEtiSEP Cf,EaL4PdD, SH 441 'R 5-4 81 7

S T A T E OF O H I O

Ohio Secretarg of StateyLJ, Kemetlh BIackPreD

1.:. ,# a k~r$y c e a e d &at the Secretary of State of B g o has custady of the: bushes$ rear& for

N 7lY.3LECO CATIONS, U C

a d , that said bnsines records &ow the fZng and recording of:

QgpifM! ?Ctl;;ttw of &efia SBBP: af WSI

C4R-1.q: aP ti^ 3eh;reeary of State

W@~CSS my hand and ttre s d af rhe Seceetay of State at C o i m W , Ohio: this 2nd day of July, PLP3.2081.

EXHIBIT B

Certificate of Authority to Trausast Business as a Foreign C~~porcltit~fr

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF ST&PC

I, JOYCE WAZELTWE. Sccrctarj cti' Stale 118 ~hr" S I L ? ~ ~ pa: 5; ;~3- Zegdl;_ _ r d (

hereby ccrh Sy thar ilupircifr o!" rfir AppBi~atli;~n fs*t C' gr:if?cai:e vi** &jfi",l:+ ,? .f

\%TS%ON mLECOMhIUXTChnQHS7 k=L+C, $e";sfX) t ; ~ ti&-;\&;

businrs.\ In this state diily s i ~ ~ c d and 1tti7ficd pedI-ltb,snr t s ~ $As g%trh:-iiii:b$ of th:

South Dakota Lirnittd Liabifiv Cd'ompai~y .%@I, haw begs ~ S X ~ T C $ :itg!6 g$t:-:c m ~ d xu found te, confonn to law.

ACC012DHNGIJY and by vi r tuc ol' tks ~i~11~wtly %r:%Lc,"n 83 $,~rc;. 3 :caei:1~, issue this C'ertificatc of Autkrurity and attrtcf~ kcrcrf~ ;2 ds,pticass ot &;" ~ p $ ~ ~ i r ~ k b r . i k

for ccrei tica tc of authority.

IE; %'CrSTr%fBXV ww E az%:;a jzc, a hew i ~ c r c ~ a f ~ $G! mf, k a ~ d s ~5,:

k, af%xr:d &c Ca?;~ar Sg2; q j ti 2 e$t&:g , I ; -

SCWI~?~ 1'3~&01g~ @ I B ~ : % ~ - Y ~ , ~ i - : : e 9 % ~ ~ : arts Nas c m k g 26 2 ~ ~ 0 J

% ~ % c - ~ O & - Q % a%: 38P corparat ion guaranCee 1 2 x 6 633 8 1 6 Q P,f:a

5?;EC&E11s~t u t rr A I I % rt%.% ~-M~TCIJ* CERTYFBCAW, OF AQTBVORBTPI' APP1,TCPtFTc"ZN ZhY Ya CAPTTCti. A{%

RE@E!YED P a%=, s.0 H I

OF A iM6i.J;TJf.1845 F O E I G N LIMITED L%,%EBL&LTY C63M.PA3Y Pa ~M;insi7.iS-d$sfI

@Tf z 4 83 J'

B

WESTON TELECUetMi~?;LCA'I:TONS, Z..Ia.c. Company a- - -. - ---. . -- - &$"'"I": "6 8.

--- -- -* - d "tea

W ~ O S E IJW II ic OI:UII,C~ IS. -Ohlo - - - - - - --. - ""rs~<!~. 1% - summit 11 - IJntt /\ . ," ew~.s-am

3046 Brccksvijie Road Richfield OTi 442% - ~ ~ ~ * U , C l w m w m

w ' .-- --.--- ".-----,"ss2"- *

5 'I h? la1114 and mrect nddrsq of Irs initial agent for scnicc of proccC&~ m Swlh Dxkut.1 i*:

u a - m m - P - - -----. --- ...-----.-, a,. r =-

ti 'T'lrc date of u t - g ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ r j on IS. - - July 2 , - 20 0 1 , and drc F i u 3 of dmdvrr :Z -&z&:s g?$.k _ ' Rab8rf E. Mocns

Sumrn~t TI - Uliit A 3046 Urecksvillc Kaad Ri~i~f ie ld OH 44286

B w3e&r rmt? or t7lni-c L\F thc mcnlbcry of thv coupmy ttrc cn be lid>le for its dcb& and ubligisteth:~ r m 4 ~ 3 ?$okau;i.:n wTii 6%- % %" : d'-$bh*303 ( c )

'%%e ~ ~ p t i ~ r i a t ~ must br ~%nocl By a ~ne~nibcr if the company b tt rrtcmher-rrtanatffd cnmplsy ur b? u ritrntsv if ;$a r naWg5xa aaruxl3,.& ~ccotpgpmsry.

r -j.ki+ 6eipp~ia!lon for authority must br clcco~llpmid by thc h 5 ~ A r ~ t l l ~ l l K e p ~ 4 ERE m$nd r\nd ttrtr exact or confonncd copy must he submmd. * Xtrg applimtien must be accomlmicd by an original, currently drttcut C'enificarf qfG<loJ ScmdAng crz EtLtfrlst~~ 6um ~ Y C

ka~ctarq. of Saa m the stnte wt>eh: it is organi7ed

WWte - c3@$ - O J 04 : 3BF c o r p o r a t l an guarantee 1 216 633 8360

f 'I"k &sic PF i"otirl!q uxdcr whose law i t is organi~ed IS: --@&a __I..Y -n --*IIIIY ,-- .- msi* .,iinT---,l--i

'1%' &kizus~ ~ J F I : ~ ~.eglsa&d uf2icc and the ttafur of ~ t s rcgutcrcd agenr for scr-~~cc o f pnccrs IP; Sfis_il? G d + r:c ,$

- -D. Olinger, -- 1 1 7 East C a p i t o l , Pierre, SI3 575Qb -- - e-----,M- t-

ii7='6-- * --- . *- \ t - *

&~P$&x addreqs nf its principal ofice. i ~ . - Summit t i - U~lir A T' id3 3046 Brocksville Road

5 3-e P & I ~ . ~ and Ilr~sineus urldrmses of any tnanqrru:

Roberr: E. Mocau Summit I 1 - Unit h 3U46 Drecksvillc Road Richficld UH 44286

* HKLING FEE:

FEE $90 $1 SO %IS0 fit~-.fir~ r $1 00, M0 pius 9.50

fir oath 17dtliilunnl Pi , 000

EXPHI[BHT C

Baclcground and Experience of Management Team

j?,i:?er.r E S ii.~~,ls, FJr<_.sicic:~t ( t . s-. i c*irs ~ f " ~ 5 2 , ~ 3lan-ictI, 7 ch~ldl-en. BA 1979 and Post 5radua;c srtrdi~s i ..,, , l , + ~ i , * r i ~ t r r 'Iclccum indi:stq. in 1953 as Consultant Trainec. Becam:: Sc.r:;or F%':ct* iFr;c~idt-:~f i l r

* * i d a r *+I* r i11 39'): &<+I fo i~n~i Resale LD company. Operated succ~~sf~ l i ; ; as E3rcsrct;r:;.: i i > i >G~,,:I* hr;Zt:

: t~t::lxttt>. rcir?:zil?e% as V ~ c c President of parent finn and operated as su!3stJra~:~ $t+:.rirti-5r",.,

!=XU;<& 'A' i3iiiIer ,. >

!."...t.;i;:; ofage. Sur-rently ernployed as the Director of Sales arid ;vIxG;et,.r!i.ig 2.t'br f?adt : t~ i iVfi:i *,:xi

f8~?-;.t.r.rrf,idy ~ Y W 2c11~ Alnnager of Support Services Has worked at Eastail s:~x,"c S'~~t$'bs.r;shci ::$f it.ji"2 I%rc~-ttrui, cxpcrmcnce rn outside sales for LDDS, Aitnct and Conquest L : Q ~ ~ X M I T I S ~ ~ : ~ ~ ~ : ~ I ~ ~ : ~ . %'fit,,!2 i i * h ; ~ ~ : f : i , ? ~ ~ i

rtc.ar1y 't 2 years,

rh5tr;tic f .. Stnppen'tlagen %r:, ;,e%ri,ns i11d and currently employed by Easton Teleconl S e ~ ~ i c e , I~ ic ss Dirccfaw ir%*<;i~l~ihai:;, %i:, t i . -

i t"~?f~ E:r:<ton sirzce 1993. Previously with Progressive Ccrmn?trnrcattarr Tc.e&T~t~atcig~e \2,;nrrgri crt' C'on~ples Local Networks Local,?3ata~Tquipme~1'u7~C1 arrd Disnl;rer Rcc~:~Y :;f: 7Ja : ! 8 - V - -:-I

'

j c,m of' itldttstry experience. Achieved %A in 1987.

C);ti~fb3 R. Karrtick Ji lrrs 02ct and hais been employed by Easton Telecom Seniccs siz~cc 1995. ('tfi'i~+."~ifly hkti~.:+ ::- E-:

i " ; t s r t ~ a ~ ~ r Stipp~71-t & Local Services. Previously \vith BN 1 Teleconunt errzrc;i;:i>r;-\ u S I ~ S C 9 ~ : i;aL 7 i ~ ~ ) i r

rttEtl"gilt positions IZS Marketing Support Rep, Account Coordina~m, P P ~ Y Z ~ ~ X ' I ~ ~ E S : ~ ~ 6Q t"t;*;t,tr'*:f: 5. :: - :" I x

I *I >C,I~X o f indirstrl; experience.

JC'ITI PiXis 35 \* c:tr.s o!rl 3-Esl-iager- of Credi t and Collections for Easton Felcc~rn Scrx i c e ~ t t r * * B t ~ ~ ~ t - q ! , *tC 4 Bit;: ; . .;- , Z q ) " S ~ . ~'Y~YIOUS experience with BN I TeIecomrnunications in tlls Snfcs :tnd XtdfC;ci;txt: * C~:F L - h i s i s i i * w v 6 T L 1 - ' I edtr?;. to 14;ork far Easton Tslccom Senyices in 1996 as a crrstumer. SST~L'~EC. 9 11f : B I ~ U * E T C

c:kCjrt'rttf'iCU

j4g:lj s;e\\.sfl 4" >ctig.s old Has ncorked in the accoiiriting fieid far 30 years. Hcr mairk :~zl:k s'-%;')cnc,lt;-;' %khkl- +L: 12.2 71

i r i i l * i ~ . i i ('ornpany. In tlie Accounts Palrable Department for 20 T i ~ r ~ . bir;I+I s.^,"t.:-:~I rt:;%~Liit~iTi- . ;r:r is.;

l j;rp,~r;llenz: invoice clerk. espcrlse aud~ior. secretary, and accounts 8 3 3 ~ ~ 1 i 3 2.tt 14%95t:~.: ~ ~ i , i r 3 kxc b5+2t ; z s - J

\; i t f r iroitdnch in the Tax department and heId the position of T;ss Au~iaaor. i-ir r c ~ t 3tbiy k" !+: C.8 a i , .i

I ' L s ~ c c s ; ~ ~ ~ Senices lnc as Conrrolicr md remains in Chis psiti011

~ S E ; ' f i ~ $ e ~ ) ' i ? ~ k i ,Age 38 'C,*c;irs itfeuperience: 27 years In telecomr~~unications at SBC Antcrttc~~ir, ( 1 8 ~ t t . r i5i.'iI, .uiJ T.& T. 5 years experience i t 1 Cornpuler. Director of Opervitt?-ij&+ G:x f .alt:in 1 sJ; ,*-!;-

(3prra~14sns. T"r.~grarnrner, and Research Analyst at Rowlstsn & Cu 1 t t Z *"\ i3t\ i n Business Administration. Associaie in Accautlting

EXHIBIT D

Firmancia! Sfst;nterncn$s

BaEaneer Sheet

Assets Currant Assets

Cash Bank One Checking Escrov~ Account

Y ~ t a l Current Assets Property & Equipment Clthier Assers Deffered Certification Charges

Total Assets

Liabilities Sales Taxes Due Long Tern Debt

Tatal Liabilities

Equity Owper's Investment Current Year Earnings Historic3.t Balancing

Tataf Equity

Total Liability & Equity

a o!altaa through 't 0!2210"1 4 8 1 ~ 0 1 f i :02:S AM --- -- --. , "S* .>+=d " c.. -

income

Cost of S a f ~ s Tefaeammunication Expenses

Total Cost of Sales

Gross P~nfit qr: ,_ L - -- -

ExfJenses BUC Regulatory Fees mce Suppltes Other Expenses

Bank Charges OTHER ACCOUNTS Ofice l n s u n n n LegzlStale Certificaions

Totd Expenses

Operating Profit

Other income

Net Pt"dfl / (LOSS)

SOUTH DAKOTA TEtECO%4B'ljalI%'25,,:f,C';%f Q$)S% If-brK1EF

This Tariffcontains the descriptions, regulations, and mtt;..; upplies7;bkir,afhc C~W;'~S+RF~;_L c i i l ; ~ d ~ e * f iiq-. i J = 7*

for telecomrnumications services within the Start: ~rFSrs~t!z T?csb%ar: hy 'iY~"sffi41 % ~ l " ~ % , * T T B ~ ~ ~ - V T : L : ~ . - ; L ~ ~ : & f: i ; -h

("Company"). 'This Tariff is on file with the Soutit Dakvra PirGrkic $ ! j C % ~ j ~ k 6 ' s ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ f : ' ~ + ~ i i . a : ; wt+$ir;-gq,r:l, :;,;i i,: I*. be inspected, during norrnal business hours. at thc kflm\ising btw&ir~n, ~ ~ H ~ ~ ~ I P I E $ &ji".+t ik%-, 'gia,%liit- # :, k

Richficld, 014 44286.

---a-

issued: December 20,200 1

Issued by: Kntrcr~ Moczss. I'rust$c=f.rtr, w i r ~ f ~ ~ f -l'&5i;r $Cnfls$f! ."q&@x3-Rk 1 %

Strmzr~ir. YI. 7M6 f3zg1t'A*aztlic t;~~tJ RiclrXFetB, Of4 4+%2,!&

%YESTON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, LLC'

1-hc t , l tk page and pages 1-34 inclusive of this T ariffarc cff&,rv,.c &scsF fin$ &!ab: +r:\ i. f - . , .-..:I

shetts. as named below. comprise all changcl; i'~r3m ePrf: nrigiwaf IA,at.rff la c'iSi@ <.at e l i ~ . 3 ~ i b ~ c zCrb

REVISION SFfEEI-

Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original (lriginal Original Original Original Origir~al Original

* New or Revised Sheets

~ " a u c ~ * - m r ~ r r ~ , U T U T U T

Issued: December 20, 200 1

issued b~ : IZnbcrf hIltlc;nr;, t3rc++idm~a Wesrtr~r ?~e~c~3~~.%~~3r3cb~~~g$fj?"z~. $ , a '

Suermitt I l . ,3it.fft It idrGcE$, (3i 5 4422343

CONCURRING, CONNfi(I'1 iXCi AX13 (3^fjj12t.c~~~J&7~~ %e %ai,iyF<s a_ >4tBt;j Pi

C"ONC'I:KKTWCi C. lR144EIt 5

N o C'nnaarring I: ' i ~ t ~ i ' =

C'ONNECTTTYC; C :rtEHZ"rW"%

So Cctnnec- t raag C ~ F P : J ; ~ 4

C>TT-II-:R. Pj%+liZ'if"kF+ Ifkc: 5 &{kW$F Wk

YE> Par! i c i pa~ iw C' ';inieh

Issued: Decnnber 21). 2001

Sheet Numbering - Sheet numbers appear iin the upper rigt~f Bn%~$+.rpw y',ff4i-:';'~;;.::b -.s;<.;+--:~ _ . r:l;z-"d - " : 15 ?,jzz,; L$ fLr*' sequentially and from time to time rim page5 nu! k ~4f2ed E : P ~ ifljci;tP 5 , - ;: --

. ,A4rb a s = - , betxeen existing pages. a decimal is added trr the pfgccdi~g f":qsf i " f ~ $ i l @ W j i T t-T .:s?r"':.- z ?-.:-* - & -

benbJeen Sheets 3 and 4 would be nunntkcred 3. l .

Paragraph Numbering Sequence - 7 hcrc arc nir:e Fe%-e%4 ~f p ~ t ~ ; z 2 3 ~ 1 ? t 9iir5:7*- $ W , - S

subservient to its next higfter level:

Yssued: December 20. 200 1

Issued by: RrriW4 k4hx~$~ $*t~%i~kfi$ %*t:?$~l: ~ ~ t ~ ~ 4 $ - ~ ~ ~ f 7 8 ~ % f ~ ~ f : 1 ~ 2 t % , . $ $ $-

Surntt~it jf, ,%t$46 i % g g 4 % ~ ~ S F $ Z?~A~,,a,: Rictrfigtd, (.If Z ~t42wn

This 'Tariffconrains the Service offerings. rates. temsatld c~~~~dttiutn~q'\plrc+si-rEc:.s$k< C,t;:~:r ~ : i q : r v - " - "

tntcrrschal~ge telecornmunica~ions Fen ices within the State c~f5:~rliz f3ak~+$~;b;~ 5% t,-ikit! 5 h:F~-~~- ,~!~:~rxr ,~: ._ .::* I -

L K ("Cornpan) ").

-------- Issued: December 20, 200 1

([I) To sigi-tih discontinued material

{I) Tosignifyarateorchargeiricre;lsc

(M) To signify mzterial relocated withoutst clrn~ge in Fcsx fir ra%r..

( 1 To signi@ new material

[R) -To signify a reduction

iT) To signify a change in test bu2 KO change frt rgte 6 % ~ rq~k?fw,m

- ~ m & . i s 4 r Y p w ~ L L " L " I I L L L a a a ~ I i ; : ,

Issued: December 20,200 1

issued by: Knbcg hfrt+,ai, t"~~r?a.fgskl Wpt.stgn 'E '~~hf~, t :&f$@14f~$~&P5$ f:1:t2"i $ $ ,% 5;itrj~.tg1jit 11, fts i+tghbal" $ti-:$ -*. s ,* G * , = - , -

CHECK SHEET . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TARIFF FORMAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. 1-EC HN IC A t TERMS .4N $3 A U&IEiII&jJ$.J1{b

RULES AND REGUI,rZTIOM% . . . . . . 2.

2.1 . Description and L , j ~ n i f & ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ > ~ : ~ g ; ~ $ , c -

2.2. Other Terms and f'cr~~d!&+~% . . c -

2.3. Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.4. Cailcellatioli of Scn'icc !?% 3_C'45;.3~g:" ,

. . . . . . . . 6 Credit Allov.arics

2.10. Tas and Fee . . . . .

2.1 1 . Method for C a ' i c ~ & ~ ~ ~ , L ~ & j , & ~ - ~ 3 9 ~ " : ~ j g ~ ;

2.12. Time of r3av . . .

~ ~ n " ~ l i i r - - m ~ Y Y ~ U i : U i : -

Issued: Deceillber 20, 200 1

S 11 I> . \ ;.('. 1-ariSfXo. I i)riginal {)age No. 8

- Effective:

tq-st%c~d j.bk Rr~hc-fi h/locas, President \Vt:rston 'Telecoinm~iilications. 1,1,C Srlnztriit I t , 3046 Earecksville Road Rich tield, O W 44286

"r , i _ ->y i i # $-... rf,l ;', .i 1r-rf115 d?Fi ti~;~i $%-LC%% i*?.ticc{rt that tllc provider of tiic Service is an erilit). other * = - , ,1. -: iiai.~s~y'c' Iirrief, . t f t r t i i a ~ t ~ ~ C f trr pcrmittctf to prc-rvido st~cli Servicc. -The cliargch for

' A , r . , --+- . 8 , L'ii: t:2,tl* ttt: ~ . j a r ' r j ~ c f ttl farf\.itkt: t i g r~en l~~ l f rathcr than published or special tariff i f 4s:;~~s+r'r: :.T$ 5:. , a z ~ ~ f i $ , t & ; ) i r r ~ ' I:* F t . @ ~ ~ ~ ? ~ a i ; ~ I ruff?,

. i f cif~tgc*t2g M$CS ! b x r ~ t l bkkicft i ~ i r : l ~ ~ J ~ ~ ; ~ l l pcrtiticnt billing, techtmical and other descriptive -7 s - : ?iS1: sr4*,"i ~ + ; . r f ! t :~&blc eEtC f 'ortrpanj to providc a comn~tlnication Service as required.

i i - . ' i . i . 5 ,,p- s '"r:f:-r'a i i g F4~*~~z~c t r j ~P,CZT'LS all order j>lacsd ~ v i t t ~ n L,nccll Access Providcr for Local 't, . 2-7,

': ihsgii ii 'yi= $ q 2 ~ ~ C X T ~ ~ ? T L ? B , ~ ~ ~ 1t5 or ci~l~~rcrreizy that cithcr is authorized by the Custorner to receive or send . -iz--:as~~ri;:;~xiifi<3:3 i i f pX;$~cd ma p ~ ~ s i f o n kly ~ I I C Cu~to~ncr. either through acts or omissions, to send r 7 B'. 2; 4 % L; a,i;~i~€$f~%,'Iki'r, i%$ig!tt!3,

e3c:,;r7>; %~~-J .~a~ . - ,~=7 .L7 : s . ' .,7.waea ~ ~ ~ & : x , ~ m w . % T - , ~ ~ v % - " - m % m ~ - . .,-" ' ..-.. -. 7 .- ..,..!.,-,.-.- 3: 9>7Lc "l.23 '""'" ::d:+1:5ja$. % :F5'ic.. . F ~ $ ~ ,.* *, . , 4 . ~ 6 ~ i Effective:

idS5iigd jyq - IZoben X-fows. President iveston .1 elecorrtmunications. L,I,C St~rntr~rrt 11. 3034 Brecksville Road W tchficlcl, 01-1 44286

Bill Date

The date on which billing information is conlpif~d .r& %. de I ec .:;~:TZ*-J

Call -

A completed connection betwcert tire f ;,tl$i~%g an& d$i%~&$ %tqTrrr~q:h-.

Called Sratior~

The telephone nurn ber cat tcd.

Calling Station

'The telephone number from tvhich a C.-w$$ r..figi.rig;e*;

Canceilation of Order

A Customer initiated prior to its compfetic, Access tine canceled fro~r! circurnstatnce5: ( f ) i Dedicated ,4ccess tine to an interconnecting te!ephczn.rr c::#~~pi%:~:.

Channel or Circuit

A dedicated conimaxnic;tt.funspiatk & l ~ t g f ~ 8 d c b n Q v % $ * Q ~ B ~ S 43% GL,, z- ?&jf i : -+~~ , :---;v . , I . , iL Speed specified in this Tariff ssler4 W?CLB,~~ 5): s C'<L%~.AIWB

Commission

Sotrth Dakota Public t!iilirirzs t ' a r n ~ s % i . ~ ~ r * ~ : ~

rr*rr.L--*-,

Issued: December 20, 20fff

I~;wed by: p&gwg$ pqg$g-"&p?+:; p$gfhg&@;$ qe;7 # **.T - K&y;;!F4Led&~:**:,<!l!;**:. = = % y < - ~ ~ , * A , s ~ & ,= .*g, .rip$., . "$*y?$ ?,y.*d..y ;. 5; $4:

, i g , ? ~ & 4$, r - $jp,& a i . s - . g$gk~g:&gc$j& P - @3i:g$ "" - i".' g,~;2a~~gI&~ $53 $$$j@%

Con-tpany Recnenized National I-lolida~*s

The fctllov~ing are Company Recognized Narinnal f fofih>srtrz.,-s~:z;:+t:<3 ,kt gii'c ;,-+7jrsl . sd -+y 9% - c, .r,-:-!- - of the Call: New Year's Day, Martin i,uthcr Kirsg Daj., E*reisdr~"'~'g. fT:! ; , %$t,:r: :, L ' , ~ ~ ,

Independence Day. Labor Day. Coltrmbus Day, Vctt'rag'tuc fln: , h tt;:~;&~>~y+ct mar i S~Y. i ~ - B - s ~ J :,T I 5~ r

The evening rate is used unless a lower rate tvrtuld rrctmlizdl.> *tpp%> $$ iw: e t ~ ;%It -: , --- _ j j I 8i

period and ends in another, the rate in c%ct i : ~ mc4s mrc pciirti.L.f .fipii.~!ft:4 Z,L $ 2 ~ ;~*~t::~ I T I. -; I t i ,

occurring within that rate period. In ti~cevcnl that a anintrls: Ea 4jlixt fk~:f;k.t:c;% 4~~: . ? f.:t; -"i:- ,?. .I--~ - in effect ai the start of that minute applics.

Customer

The person. finn, corporarion orgoa~crnmentaf nrrir, wftjch<ii'<j~~""+ dcw j,w$ . ~ t ~ l ~ t E:;p i f~ 8 . + ~ : ~ t k ~ r l r 15 :~:77-1 i *.

the payment of charges and fc>r compiiarxc ~ ih . ifli ~ l t ~ f Grs~lippcgxr: *-. L $7 IF? FCFO:,$P~ -- ~JQI-.. (5, c .. +: :s"-, : A considered to be an account for hilfing r,urp.;rr5~5 f &r& 6-;:p&bi~~;:. :26_:ba>31~. P& :v:-.-. :", - -

remains presubscri bed to the f'orni7nnl; 5tzfli'ii.c iig4~~ tb Zggatildi" tj AFT ZW:'I+ 2% G-G,$ td. ,?ti ?:I; i 17pr-h a I -

billing system. subsequently continues ~c}useC r;.nrmp;1n~"~~zt~c~:6, ; ~ t g @ s htk$i-&$2 j a : J l ~ : s , I , -.:

carrier for such use. or otl~cniise uws %emicg 6-3~ rok&i;:!u s; 2 ,."r%%;et i :~~%,js~e;:r . 4 8 ' - ,- ->% * - - " - compensate Company.

Locaeions designated bt a Cttaurncr zi.l:erc ?";rr~'g-ie f;zi t ~ ~ t g t t t ~ s t st I : a i h b I-

commui:ications needs or for the tisr ol"it5 re%;$k , -$~ tg t~m?i ; f&

DCS rneans Digital Cmss-Ctlnncct S>aac.tsn

Dedicated AccessiSoccial A c c a s

Dedicated Local Acccss brtw ecn ikie < t~:,ti%iiim's % * B c P ~ ~ = ~ ~ ' ~ ~ e B

Company's Point-of-Presence for origin;itatsn clr i ~ ~ t ~ t ~ ~ . ~ f ~ t r ~ i i 4 5. -;F

DS-0 means Digital Sigrial I-cvel O Service ;irzd a-, a t~ik h $ $ ~ ~ i,gjtwd

P l s a u ~ m * m m ~ L L l p i m m L i c % ~ . ? & - K ~ ~ , . " > ~ ; ~ > ~ 5 ; L L , L F - . l - . - - . - . - .-- ... .._...:r. .c..:-.. .,.- ".". .-,?-- ,--fly.:.:

Issued: December 20.2001 ;! !. ;j . i..,.: . . (-':+ :.,&.

Issned by: fZ01>efl "Er$i;a::,, I*TC%~SCSSS: % r ~ ~ f n f l 'f ~ \ ~ ~ i ? f ? ~ : ~ k ) ~ ; ~ ~ - 6 : ~ g ~ ~ " r g ~ ~ ~ 3 ,$ 8

S~irqtmiljt f f , 3Sk.34 fJBza,-.$+~~ g5tc g:*p a, k t? ' :.C I i t r t l ? r S b i b

DS-0 with VF Access

- * L as-0 Service with VF 1,ocai Access !aci{itics p~<?kidr;a tkg ff,-fikmr.:i, fz i : . d ~ - ~ - , -, - - pz

data within 300 Hz to 3000 f-tz freyucncy rangep

DS-0 with DDS Access

DS-0 Serqice with DDS Access facil jties pr~t~iQ9~; r;jtkl g r $ ~ ~ ~ p ~ x ~ s ~ 2 + ~ s ; ; ; i ; ; *.. 3 : t % x:,s,-;,4~c. .+ i ; : i-~;:~~. "a- T,<,a3A.jr "..-,)-;? .-= ;%+ -2;s. -,.b,3k .zi...i,. .,:, 3~>.:7d, ,: 'a* L.

4.8, 9.6 or 56 Kbps.

Due Date

The Due Date is the date nn which pymcnr r-.; d w

Expedite

A Service order initiated at the rcque~t t t f ' f j 3 ~ f efkg$qitgp gi j ~f pt gr :g,.,g i.i ;,- +,r-; r._ ir , - -: . than the Conpany's standard Sen ice itltsfirxt

FCC -

Federal Cornrnunicarions Conlmissictn

Individual Case Basis (ICT31

Individual Case Basis (ICEI)

Service requirements circumstances. When it bc offerings. they rvili b

Installation

Interexchanze Service

interexchange Service means that ~agjow s r t IB

designated Point-of-f3rcst7nc it1 on

~ - ~ ~ " - - a ~ " i r - ~ a , * J y - ,

Issued: December 20,200 i

Issued b y Ptukc.rz ;'--.F~ra$ , E3~,titsj:t'r4 Mt~-&:st .ref rjfb5.ry%ariw.a e?;? f tiiiia $b* *b ; ,J, Strmfgvit I{, 3@4$ Wzgkr&.$iir r2&- f$<i,?ij,g

R igl;hi;igk$, d f l t 44,?8@

!nterrupiion shall mean a condition wt~ereby the Scnfici: nr o ~ ~ i ~ i ~ ~ ~ tf~cr%.~~Phs 1 ~ ~ % 1 . 2 ~ , ~ i r 3 t- BV:~;' Jr ,% .- at the time of notice by the Custon~er to Company [ha~ sttck Se~;)i~,-s g3 rnb=prj3Ez? ,&TT~ :id-:-: .15 "1=-. lime af restoration.

Kiiobits per second.

L,ATA (Local Access Transport Area)

A geographical area established for the provision md adnrini%$r:nfi;x4~ ~ k t i ; ~ * i f : t ~ ~ ~ t i + ~ . * . " : : - 15; -*r--+ f: , r

a local exchange company.

Local Access

Local Access means the Service between a Cuda;rrc~ Prcmi%c.; and a f '%-?ri~g,~!) ;$gstgr~$ed !?. i:;: E

Presence.

Local Access Provider

Local Access Provider means an entity prr;rvidiny i ,~i"3i Accc+s

Local Exchange Carrier (LECj

'The local telephone utility that provides telcphsnc rk.xl;Raage w:r&'i~,-ct

Megabits per second.

Multiplexing is the sequential combilling of latver &tr;iW $.%Pit;&:?: E,ri~c %.c~a-?~,.---> a ? i i h .rF--,5', -i; 5 ,*, _ Private Line Service for more cfficicnt facility capa~:ity arcage $1.;~ % s v t ~ - 8

Not available.

- - ~ , ~ - - ~ m L - ~ v - - ~ : . - m c ~ : ~ ~ z $ ~ - ~ " % = z , ~ L ~ .i:a,,r <~-.z~,?.-A~~,:z~7t<~.

Issued: December 20, 200 1 g f p t ; ~ . ; z e y

Issued by: Robert Mucas, 13t~%jrider~ Wcsthtn Tt:lc'r:f.rnamiiiztei~fii,11~3~ F .Lc' Surnrnit I I , 3046 Rrcukay~ilf~ i54abl I):el,Cni,l ('It 1 r @ , t 4 8 &

'CVESTON TELECgBk~MUNHCC4T18.NS, ELC

Nonrecurring Charges

Nonrecurring Charges are one-time charges.

Pavn~ent Method

The manner which the Customer designates as* rilr m ~ 2 1 ~ i:8 %?$!s~+g. Z L ! ~ B ; ~ ; ~ * A !;; d:il i-l A 1 , -.- 5-

Company's Service.

Phvsical Change

The modificationofan existing Circuit, FIet%ica~c.iI hw~%*r Qr4ir~::'pq%, $2 TT-: f g ~ ~ t - 7 3-3 EC-9; 5 t i -;ls:-+ - ,

requiring some Physical f Elarsge (K reicrttainar;4~%5.tt,

A Company-designated lacnrion I V ~ T C ~ C 3 fii@~fJ!~ is ~~at'i'i$;s~$~;-d :xbr " 5 ~ : . ~ t ~ + * $ r ~ * 5 : pii ,'.7: --; ., - ,.:-: to its Service.

Primznf Route

The route which, in the absgncc rsfg'u~~~$rsscr-d.i,*"~,~g~~fitg'd!~+~:;os;. .-T F~::ZT~:+P~S: + i c * ;t,%kcl:t;z ,.- G * . j l ;%,

used by the Company in h e prtrvir;il-sra cs11'5~~:;"8ian,

Private Line

A dedicated transmission charnncl f'tant~sitgd fir LWC.L?I-~,*

al-rangernents for full-time ciistcrutrcr uw.

Private Line Service

A dedicated full-time transmission Sen-icc ur iissngs &ty~;t~c~%rtt. izq.i-c <r , ,~$,i~$<~,: :; ,s- -:

Rate Center

A specified geographical location task4 fiy:~ dcrenrrinra~~ R ; E B + E - ~ ~ ~ ~ F - . ; ~ ; t ~ i ~ " ~ ~ ~ i i - ~ ~ %

Wequesred Service Date

The Requested Service Dale is the drttc" restucatrrf I&$ i, tx,-2.-mi-f "s,:: i - - t t ea7*h , r -S --$ ;:; \ ; ;-+. - : and agreed to by the Company.

Issued: December 20,2001

Issued t?.: R cibert S-j~wa+~, T3r-z 7+5+fcn1 B&'C~IOIP "I ~ ! ~ ~ ? - j n ~ : f ~ t ; ~ i r : ~ x d t ~ ar S t St;mmt$ $1, ?(5-1& O$tq:~-L~&~itg $zTt3tt$

Richf?eIsW, I'rPO 9,2341.

Restore

To make Service operative fbftowing an bntcmgtiifn b) x!,epi~;, ~ ~ + ~ / ~ z ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ < ~ J ; ^ ; - j , ~ + i ~ ~ i . ~ i ~ t i ~ +wr:i .-"i7r--z:--eG - 8 %

of component parts, or othenvise. as determined try t i ~ z w ~ c n i r $ f i l ~ p , r f i ~ . c - + +

Route Diversity

+ 7 Two channels which are furnished pafi--,iaiI~ or emir+ ~:,vcr fie%n ;3.;taW45;;jf$y gg?rl~it-t4- v,-)iiiil;--

Service

Senvice means any or all Servicef sf ptra ided purslianr an .?k~% k ilari~!

Seniice Commitment Period

Ttre term elected by the Customer and stared Ern i&e Sel?t7gg i s g x k t &_r?$fi$ $B$:,??. %kg i .-zi r,;,-,.; r" -cg i 7r provide the Services subscribed to b ~ . tibe Cu~fgsxnt'r. tile &mp g a : ~ P q prsw%g&h :sf :.: ri+-; :,,;i_*.; -sf

Rivate Line Services for a period of up to 5 ycarii,

Special trial offerings, discoun~., ur rnrxiific~r:~?~is sfi2~irgi%i1~skfi 5 ~ & ~ w % ~ ~ 3 CPF ?etVeY+ 4!&: d + - - W ~ ~ ; C : :

may, from time 10 time, offer $0 i& Custt2ma~ fad a par~i6t~~~r%;rG~t: Y;,-s~~i~~~~:~~n.,: 2 ' L ~ ~ S V 5% 8?:yi :I 2

to celrtain dates, times. and Iacaxiorts.

Start of Service Date

The Requested Service D&e or ;he dare Sc;vi:r. r"r~.;r $5 ml5s a~aft&k k8 4 l*.rt%fsiziag- 3s i 1: st I - R ~ , F

is later.

Tariff

', - The current I~trastate Senliecs FarJft'and cf'@ct$ba ~g41.p%~9g$.;,@;~kic;'~g$~> p i g p J 53 1k.2 $.'-,~q 41z: aI-Lli:q 7f4t1;

Commission.

Transmission Speed

Data transmission speed or rate. In bias pcr. s~co;o+,i:~ f%pjj

r D C l l i a x s l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , l l l ~ ~ " ~ ~ ~ C c C c ~ i ~ i " r F F ~ . "

lsslrzd: December 20. 200 1

Issued by: Rnber; M~.wtn%, Pdesida%e Westan 'T~3~ccirp,esx~a~si~~t~i*_i~~~. B -I (:

+ -. Summil I$, %Q4& $ % F ~ c ~ % ;Bgh R7A3~dk Richklcts 4-%3i%

Two-Wav Conversation

A Two-way Conversation is a telephone ct>nurrsas,nra kxtvezy% .ar , ~ : ? I ~ I L : ~ :z% - ~~2 -': -5;- f; (-:ib,:

VF is voice frequency or voice-grade Service design& &x~%r?~:&rs-!t2w C~~er:9-t"ii: J ~ L T zai ' ? ; ta ,~ . *:

is in the 300 hertz to 3000 hertz fiecjuencg band,

-'=v"-

Issued: December 20, 200 1

Issued by: floixrl kiocas, r'~nidel%b Weston 'f-clceow~$~r~stii"a$g~iarz I Z ,II' I j t in~rnit fl, 384& BF:~;"c:#c~Y~!%E d z e * k ~ $ R ic11Gelci. t"t5.1 &&BPS&

1 * . RLtt,ES AND REGULATIONS

2. i . Description and Limitations of Services

2.1.1. Intrastate Telecornmr~nicatians Service ("'%en ijcc:"] is tiit i ~ i ~ ~ i = . ! r : ~ ~ $1: < - ;- ' :gr~~: communication Ser\;icc.s cnnta~ncd heron hrtaprcn i ;pc~ i i i~ iS ?ih ,iB*i:t:.- :%I%,!;* ?Y,=

terrns of this Tarin.

2.1.2. Any member ofthe general puhiic f iticiurling ;m> ni%ir#r&j fgUfkiTi 1 5 5 ' k+~lh , .r1:r~:iz4+' 4 entity such as a corporation. partnerhip. or gf,r,ucr~'ti'ii'~ssrGsi Is a z - ~ czif tzl'zii :.; :*i,jrr:

Service irnder this Tariff. prosided tfiat %+-is rcscr2e E$I+: 1 r ~ i 4 a I- x h - e 7

Service: ( A ) to any Custnrner that. in titr f:t~rnp:in~'4 ri_=i-'it~*pat~k ~ i r j $ r t % ? i v i : u,.: *.I::::"-

an undue risk of nonpayment, f t3] in circ~~rn~tt;str~~.*~ iaj rb~fx~~b f ix t '$rr;ip:'~? ' :. ,. reason to believe that the use of :he *ra ice tt i"tuiJ Y; ir~%;ifc l i e ~ Y L T ' ~ et;;,,!*r , : :% ~ i ; ,

Tariffor an) appiicabic law or i fmy apptieakfc la% re%;",ricb tLf p6rt?bl$F%,+ $951 5% j . 8 ~ 3%

nfthe Service. or (C) if insufficient facilitiek.~rt" a~~,?rbi;d~ie 1 6 ~ p r t ~ t x d . , ~ ~ i i ~ : ? ~t.c:'i, CKC ::'E such cases Company shall make best effimlr tsr : ~ c ; ; ~ P ~ ~ B B I . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ F c zKb: rzct::!;. d g i 2; potential Custon~ers by means r.tf firicility impma*c~~crtfb EPS f~btti~I'?Qi$-, I(:: in ~ p + ~ ~ . - r = if such efforts will, in the Cornpanyll.a ofzir~icra, pri '-k& the t ' .itS$~:i";i rs&". :

reasonable return on its expenditures). b ~ t iirr rcl Iriitg +nzi-l~ cr~-,;i~~;r:k,:A~; 3:

exists.

2.1.3. Company. when acting at &c C'irst~rner't; rrqur;.;t anti 3% nh :n~rh,%r.i~ r.2 ..~~:f;r:; ;x?:%

make reasonable efforts ta arrange fi-8r 5ewrcr: igrjFr;fcg;rgHc~ ,W,II q 9 ; : ~ 5

routing. Diversib, A Iternarc Accr_.s:i, t%r c i ~ a r i i ius~ditaliier-ing

2.1.4. Service is offered in eqrlal access esi-l.t:rrrgc,zss,r$~;slc~t ffi : : :3i i Itat9<~i-lr-i*r 3: :I::;-

and the provisions of this Tariff: Curngfit~y feher%c% :he r q t t ? en% Fc:'lbi+i,' ;-ir 1 .i

Service to or from any locatic'm ivhert. rfrc ngw%.\lxr> ~i~g i$ t i r~+- , s~hf xi;rhli.lji,-g;ll;~i-~2 $4: , k i r :

not available.

2.1.5. Senlice may be discontinued aaicr husenl;.?%iJ&: ?U *axpttpn"j'i c";.+:$~ c E t "i","; ""6,: .:t

if:

2.1.5.B. i " the Customer is tisins ;kc 5er5 i 4 ; : ~ ,~rf i : $ Y . G > ~ , ~ X ! ~ ~ B E c:: :h , i; WV.

Commission rcgtrlil~icilt

2. I .6. Service beginson the date thsl biltJngkecalmc~c'tf~ckire dirt% 57 :̂...? k t , ..&,

of a n~inimi~ni period of' at least cnc turnnih, 24 Brgjtlifi pl=: \k.t?. $ L*E S*-ss l..~.. c~ili r . , g 9 ,. . - cornputing charges in this T'ariff, tr motitfa is ~i'u:~srri;~,bi'G.d rg+ i;;~:~ h!.i'$ c ? ~ .

Wrn""eWW

Issued: December 20,200 1

Issued by: Robcri Itdocas, Prcsi&nt Westor1 Te!ecnr-nrx~ttsticirtb~~~%~ f B 6,'

Surnniit 11. 3046 fJrccl.t;vittt IEli~ad Kichficld. Clf f 432H5

% i = j $ . * $ ' & < 5 * ,a> &w,, . + +'c%4":..5 .- ci, .- 5 f $$$4:$2,$.3i =&:,z,,5, XL '. *:'.

,? %8*p.,D . v>+ .- t ;*

2.1 . S . Ncthing herein. rtr i n issued by tl~r Cornpa right in any ccjife or

2.1.9. The Company rcsew;..s d ~ c rigk upon written noti beyond he Ccxn Gail vulurnc or n c.a other Service degr~ Customer, or ottter Cust

2.2. Other Terms and e'~~d,i&&

2.2.1 . The natn~s)r~f$ilc{~e$~tgt~$fff{~af~jgi-if:i;p; T.J,I $5-,." \Ti.$ %ify+ ., ;.:?;1:i* ? :-x. --'I C; i ' 1 ' - - "

Xppf icatiiin Inr Sen k c

2.2.3. Custo~ner q x c s delivered ',r? Ct

--- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . m ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - % ~ : . . ~ : ~ ~ ~ . , ~ ~ = ~ : ; ? : ~ ~ ~ ~ ? ~ ~ c ~ < : :~]?,?2;:c5*:?;,:~2:*.:.~,%. ..$x.;?:!: ....

Issiled: December 20, 200 1 k; +g- <. 2::. . .7. ~. ,.+-: -,; !,> ?e . ,.

2.2.5. in the event suit is ftrough; or ;is> ;aatnynrp t., se~:2r~~r- . i r 3-r ; a$;s*p-s+~ . 7 A -.* >F

the terms oftltis'T';-trifl. rtzr.G~f~~p;ts~ 6JtgfS S:t*yztzx+r:fgd , - : T ~ : ~ . = S +:f, ,+: ,..i,!--l I , r --i

tr* * * a * % t9 $$;?*; . , -; other renicdy. reimburwmcilr &*r rs&lq!m,~BFe ' 1 -.rc-, . i-

investigatior; and other g~#a~cii C ~ ~ ? - ~ ~ T ~ I T " I ~ ~ , ~ ~ , ~ Z Z ~ ~ ~ ~ - t n ~ I G P < L : ; . :+:i ":)a; : a I -

- . 2.2.6. The provision crTStrrvicg n311 T S ~ \ L ~ C T C A ~ ~ ; ~ ;I p$~tt~jr~%i(hg,itir%~ :iirz21r2 rp.g:i:~*: ?*-: , b < - r;

Company and rhc C'~~l< l i f~ i~r $ 1 ~ " ~.cttf& 19 ~i fgt tg g~*g G ~ - Z ~ $ ~ : ~ I T _ - ; i r ~ F ~ z ~ ~ , : 7- 7 rf Customers.

2.2.9. I f 8.n entity otjrr;l.r fjtan the canybiy;iRy $%:+;-~, z5f~jgagbzg k:%;pa$gg Z;:I$~ 3 .,;;-.~Z;+.S$L#~:A r:,S:,;r.,2-"v F . ;.-e,,qi !.:, :s; .,.:.-%I .,i....~~ :. . , .. .

charges a;! f:Qn1ST8@M iw c8:$@we2~~~r91k ;;% ~a~v$ ; ;@ ..s. 6t,+ ei!!i~@.?+ ., , ar .I:-?; *t ~ . % ~ : ~ 4 i ~ ~ ~ . r i . ; i ira-!,~r.!g~.+i i-:lr-L.L .+$*&: *

passed thrcmgh tcb ttac C,:~gs:r~w~"ei a$m,

Issued: Deceniber 20.200 I

S I>.P.IJ C'. 7-ririffTo. 1 Original I'agc 3 1

7 1 -.>. 1 . Except as provided otherwise in this Tariff, the C'omp:tn> itla11 rxst be linide :ct

Customer or any otl~er person, firm or entit1 for an) faiftire nf perl;,r~~-tar-rcc hereunder if' such failure is due to an) cause or causes he?nnd rlic re;jr;orritbtt. control oftlie Company. Such causes shall iriclude. M i t l i (3~: fin-rit.aticm, acts c:ftioct. fire. explosion, vandalism, cable cut. storm ctr other si~nilar occurrcttcc, IBI%. ordor, regulation. direction, action or request of-the United Stares go,erilnxt;rit c.irof any otlier government or of any civil or militaqi authority, nationat ~mrrgcn~les . insurrect~ons, riots, wars, strikes. l c i ~ l i ~ ~ t ~ or work stoppage., or othtzr !:rhiv diftricultics. supplier failures, shortages, breaches or deiays. or preernptio!i nb tlxiiemg Services to restore service in compliance with Part 64. Subpart D. AppcnJiz A, ti? the FCC's Rules and Regulations.

2 . The Company is not liable for any act or omission oI' any otlwcr cirtnplu?: r r i

companies (i~icludirig any Co~iipany aftiliate tlia~ is :r participating Lir ctkns;:i.rEng carrier) fitrnishing a porfion of the Service or frrcili\ies. eqttiprr?rnt, rrr !-&rt ice% associated with such Service.

2 3 3 7'he Customer is responsible for taking all necessary tegat stcps for irni:ri:t.t-trtc, r i : t ~

the Custotner provided terminal equipruent \! it11 thc C'ompa~~> L;tct ! t~!r* i E;c Custotner shall cnsure that the signals emitted into ~ h c C'i>tnpi-rn>'b nt't~ii;tr& ti-.)

daniage Company equipment. injure persotinel or dcgradc %C;L ti,:^ i i * i,t gi~iz

Customers. The Customer is responsible fbr scc~cilring aff 1icen.t~~. pcnars~*, r ~ j i i r l > ~ - ~ r t - way, and other arrangements necessan. t"o siiclt in~crccrnncciii\n, Zrr : i i j i f i ibt~t4,

custotiier sliall comply with applicable I,IZC' signal pnx%tr iit.rli;arii.int?

3.5.4. The Company may rely on Local Exchange C'arricrs o r ntt~cr tlrird ftartrcs Siir tfrar performance of otlier Services srtch as Local Access. I ipcrtl C't~stcltner svijrtccr ,inti

execution and delivery ofappropriate authorizing docrunlent\. thc (. 'ctmyuatt:, nt:~?, l r ~ t

as agent for Customer in obtaining such other Scrviccs. C n%totir~+r's litihiltr> itrr charges hereunder shall not be reduced by untimely Installatiilrl irr 1lf).lk-alp~~;iti)f14'1

Ccistorner provided facilities and ccjuiprnent.

2. j .5. Tlic failure to give notice of default, to enforce or insist rlp4-w cc>mpfi;rnct: t\ itPt ,~s;t

ofthe temis or cnnditions herein, the waivcr of'any tern1 13r condi!irln.s?t.cri;.ta~, i;r I\:C

granting of an extension of tirne forperforrna~icc h? the Cnmparaj i b r ahc iC'u*;t~imcs shall not consritute the permanent waiver ofan) term crr cc~nrfirion trt:rc;n. i-.rc.h . b i

the provisioris shall rernain at all tin~e in full forceand offcct iiritil nttrliticai in t\rilr!!L

Issued by: Robert Mocas. President Weston Telecariit~~un ications. I I.(- Summit 11. 3046 13rccksvillc Road Richfield. OH 44286

2 . 3 . . In the cvent parties other than C'ustorncr (e.2.. Cusli)nl~r'5 ~if~tcirners f hi ti! f f a ~ t" ~ 1 % ~

of tlic Service direct13 or indirectly thraugh Customer, then Custonizr agrsc.; ttr forever indemnify and hold Company and an) afiiialed or unaftlliatcd third-pafly third-pnr-ty provider or operator of facilities employed in provisiun itithe Service harmless frorii and against any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, losses, dnmagcs. assessments or payments which may be asserted by said panic\ ari:ing out of' or relating to any Defects.

2,.3.7. In thc cvent that Company is required to perform a Circuit rcdc!;ig~-i ti~lr tt!

inaccurate information provided by the Customer: or. circr~rnstailces in i s hick such costs and expenses are caused by the Ct~storner or retfior?clbiy iricurrsti h j t i i ~ Company fur the benefit of the Customer, thc Custornctr is ~sponsihtt-: fix l l lc pnymcnt of all such charges.

Cl.4 rc'nriccllaiion nf Service by a Customer

2.4. I . I Sa C:unor-ner cancels a Service Order before the Senticc tscgitis, kcf;lrc ccirt~pferiir~i

nrthe Minimum Period, or before completion ofsome othcr pcriod mtttrtali? agre~r i lipon by the Customer and the Com~any. acharge will bc levied tipon tircf ' \ r c ~ t r i ! t ~

for the nonrecoverable portions ofexpenditures or liabilities incerrrcd i.?ipre;*d) k 3 ) ~ i

behalf ofthe Customer by ~ h c Company and not f~111y reitnht~r~ed 115) Itrsuiiatinn~ ;~rrd ~tlonthly charges. If, based on a Service order by a Custctmcr. any ~ t ? l l . ' ; t ~ t l ~ l f ~ l i & !\;a5

oitticr begun or been completed. but no Services provided, the [lonr~cr r-, zr;rfxfl; ~ ; t i ~ . t *

of such construction shall be borne by the Custnmcr.

2.4.2. Clgon thirty (30) days' prior written notice. either Customer or C'omprrnj r;lr~il hitt-t.

thc r i g h ~ without cancellation charge or other iiahitily. 10 carlcci rile af'fcctcd p~mrcm of thc Service, if the Con~pany is prohibitcd by governmental nilrt~,>ri;;r rrcl~n furnishing said portion. or ifany niaterial rate ortenn contaificd herein artd rt.tr:~tlt:t to the affected Service is substantially changed by nrdcr ot'tlzc I~ip'ilcsr c t w f i of competentjurisdiction to wl~ich he matter is appeal, the Fcrlcraf C'c.)rrrnrutuic;attl m s Commission, or other local. state or federal governrncnt ar,lthorily.

2 5 ~:ixr~ccllation for Cause bv the Companv

2 5. I Clpori nonpayment ofany sun1 ott.ing tothc Cornpiin!. crr ~!pnn u vioitrtrt?;"l~~t';:~~j ti!'

the provisions governing the furnishing of Servicc undcr this Tarif'?: rhc C-i;mp;itu> ma), upon five business days s3ritten notificatio~l to the c.tistc~~ncr. c.\t'cp.t ii't cztrt:nfi: caws. without incurring any liability. immediately discontinttc ~ h c tirrnidli~rg r r ! !vuci~ Scrvice. The written notice [nay be separate and apart fro111 tlrc: rcgtiiar mc$nrt~iy Itill for service. Custori3er shall be deemed to have car-tceled Service ac t ~ f !lmc rlrtti: ilf'

such disconnection and shall be liable for any canccllnlior-t charges bCi fiiffft in t1Iti.% Tariff.

Issued bj.: Robert Mocas, President Wcston Telecornmunicntio~is. f.i,C' Sunimit 11, 3046 Rrechsville fioad Richfield. OH 44286

2.5.1. Without incurring any Iiabilit], the Cornpiin) rnaj dtscc~rxiil~rir thc tt.i;itz%ii:ng 4 3 1 . -

Sewice(s) to a Customer upon five busrness days skrlucn raritrit-: ~f tbi: 4 tLncrun: n ,

dcerns that such action is necessary tn prevent &-ti to prrtlcc: 2ga'L1f151 ~ ~ ! ~ d e i p t f t r s

otI~en%~ise protect its personnel. agents. facilities or 5et? ~fi~dtt*r' t?~' $ 4 dii ,:% atif:

circu~'ttstances. except under esrrernc cases isherc the ~ t t k ~ r ; t l f i : r mi,'- !sc disconnected immediately and without notice:

2.5.2.A. i t ' t l ~c Cus~a!ner reftises in furnish infbmlaeirrvr f ~ ) r the tmai~s ' i rp i~i ;

regarding the C'usto~ncr's credit-wartkincs\. it? p s ' f crr;,i~riic:ki 3 ; v V

of cornmon carrier cotnnsunicc~rii~ns Ncrviscs nr i ts fti~$:ltrt.*d ;:YL' .;T Servicds):

IS the Custorncr provides fitIse infrzrrmr::tilitl is. !!;a t i~~tp.*si~'i regarding the Customer's identi9 . atltfre~is. crcdti-~~'t-~~111tiit*"- . in,:+ 3

or curreni use ofCustorner cclrntnunica~iorz*.l ii~~:iicc$, g-tr ~4 pi+irrwt~:t use of the Cornpal) Service(s);

2.5.2.C. if the Customer states tllnt it will not ci>mpij n it11 rcqi~ht+~t ~ l r ?tic

Company for reasonable ~tcuri!) iirr I ~ I C II;~) inrb'skt i;lr % ~ c % h i ~ - a ' ~ . k

2.5.2.D. ifthe Customer I~as bcen given five b~r?iinr:<r ikn: .i PI'GF iutxi:b ipnt $?i L L:I

a separate n~ailing by t h e f atnpiiiltllt ofan) pas! ifrza: ;II"Ek~tlFltf 1 i;~'B;i,,bt

remains unpaid iri wholc or in pan) fclir ;cn> i l f !!I$: 3 t ltl'zn,ttilt -,

communications Services ticr 1% IlichnElr fi'rustclsrtcr etff tc: \\~i~~~.~di*F~cq

or had subscribed or used:

2.5.2.E. in the event of unai~thorized t~st.,

2.5.2.F. Following the disconnectir;jn ctt'scr~sce tbr ;#I). i-rg tl~rb.ie < g f i + i i i ? i r , !J;v

Company or ~ f t e local cschnnge orilit) ;titittg L -0ta2g~;rrr> ifgistit

will notie the relephorrc ~t>cr'cti\tc*iinw t f i i i I crd:~-+rccL * \ , I <

disconnected and why. 'I'he notice $%if1 ir~cludc d o l l ~va'icri*, ttv tiiqz

discorlnection and will inclt:dc. a #id t-lri-c tau~rrkc..a ~r ltcrr *;rr mrid

user/custon~er can obtain rrclditionnt Ealj;?nlt;fi~tsii *I.*121~h; -*ir,zfi trs. deerlied given upon deposit, postage prepkii3, ir31t;c ki 5. Xktri 2.r !kc end ~iser's/c~~stomer's last known nddrc.s$ ;r~lit ! t i crrtttpic:lrti, ; i e iiii

the Cornt.uission's rulcs.

2.5.3. The discontinuanceofSer~ice(s) by 2hc Coilzpany piirsaant r ; ~ this SCitiril\kd ,: r-

relieve the Customer of any obligations to pay ll~c C'r?$?~y?att) fh; cLaar$c% e & ~ + arrJ

owing for Service(s) furnished ul3 to the time of disucu\ti'tsxr;incc, ' f ! ~ TC~!I+:~~W*%=:~

forth herein sltall riot be escl~~sivc and the C'otnpastt ai2;atI aa. a!{ t in1~3~ Pwi' r-t:: icct t r " all rights available to ir under either or ctjiritt .

- - - w * = - , - B # * , , - **-a -*"&,.

Iswred: December 30. 2001 i t i : k t < x ~ :

Issued bq : Roben Mocas, President Wcston T'elccomn~u~~icari~~ns~ 1-1 C" Suri~mit 11, 30146 Drcckf;vjt\c ICosrS D L ~ G ~ I A n~-I .LI?RA

2.6. C:rcdit Allowance

2 6.1 Crcdit allowance for the interruption oi'Sur~.icc it; .itlt>cct :t-$:lw ga"n~rii;i,i 5 3 h r j z I " .

provisions set forth in this Tariff. Custorncrs sitsii recerjc. rail ~ r ~ r B f i : : k h ~ i k , - " i < i . lie:

t l~c interruption of service which is due to the Company" tcctiny t t r ,rrd,uxt;*rv.

~~cgligence ofthe Customer, or to the hilure clfct~atlncfs or yuipn~ct t r .&$:A tlie Customer. The Custon~er should notify tltc Ccsrrrj?any vihcft itrc ('~~3?+trt"ik't 3 %

aware ofany interruption in Service fir ~'irhictl a credit at liisvat~cl: i; rie.;ircd. !Be:: 6;s:

giving such notice, theCustorner shall ascertait~ri~a~ !he trtlutle i-+ ixrt Kcm; ,.ps:jylx'ti

by any action or omission within Customer's a~nrrol. i:r is r-tt T r it? it !ring i rir- ~ 4 1 1 2 S:l?:-zrrl

if an!. firmished hy the Custo~ncr in connctctit~n ~ r i t g ~ tfit. I.'on?ls:~ri;~"., 3 1 : ~ ~ :t I;.*

2.6.2. No credit is ailowed in the even[ service rnitst be irrlcwrrprcai irl i.r&:,'~ iu: F., .xr irf;

rorrtine service qua1 it? or related invcstigatir~n~~

2.6.1. No credit shall be allowed:

2.6.3.A. For failure of services or f'ncilitics i"lfC'r~stnn?sir: i b ~

2.6.3.B. For failure of sen:ices crr eq~ i ip~~zrn t caaisrd %:, the. $&a.~:8niyl,atL's; ?

willful acts af Custl?mtr.

2.6.4. Credit for an interruption shall comrncncc af~crf'tistc~k~~:r nrif:$ie'.+ YE ~ 1 ~ 1 5 p 3 1 ) * ~ t b i z ;

interruption and ceases when senices tlavr: bccn fd'dtrr~d

2.6.5. Credits are applicable only to that partian csf Scrt icc ia~icizswrgtcii

6 For puposes of credit computation, ever! t?lnnih .;ia.iii t ~ c : cb i~ * t t !~ ;~ * r i 1st it:$ A*: ' ' t j

hours.

2.6.7. No credit: sllalt be allowed for an interruptit11.1 (I€,? t;~?nlinuitii, ihi,trSrthb r l t bti -4- i!r,!ik

two hours.

2.6.8. The Customer shall be credited for an interf'tlptiil~r u f ~ + k \ hir5tr.l rlF EFI;I%S ,IF ;'i 2,EY:: 4 11720th of the monthly recurring charge fc?r thc icrt. ire ;?iIt.'5:tdit Lrr r~;gc'f: ;t i r t i .-r major fraction ~hereofthar the intcrnrptio:~ corakinuic.s. l'al~uhr.,+it~~:+f tkr; 17:v,iir -,i!;~ij

be made in nccnrdancc with lhc fhllcw rilg fitnnui,t

Credit Fon~iula:

Credit = - A x I3 720

"A'' = outage tirne i l l hours "R" = total monthly cliarge for affl-ctcd fiicitit:

Issued b) : Robert Mocas. President Weston Telecnmr~~unic ;~~i t?nf ;~ E,1..(. Surnmit f I. 3046 Brccksk illc Ko;iif D:ml.r;,l.J (31 J .Zd?Kf,

CIse of Service

2.7.1 The Sen~ices offered herein may bc used fttr a;?? i,itt di:E pi$rpt~-=r, r~t~kikg!':;:

rcsidentiai, business. governmental. or. other UCIC I-llerti ;OW OFri rr-=~rt;.t:f"~:q $ 3 ~ - 6

sliaring or resale of Services. fin~bevcr. rhc i"tli.iinmcr rm:,:trei tiabi.fr f e - i .I$.

obligations under this Tariff not^ ithszanding .~ticl? ..ir;ir!rrp *-bf ~ f t ' * - ~ + ! ~ ~ r r ~ r ft3: iy+:ic*.-i

of the Company's knois~ledgs nf same. "lhc CC'o~npzn: 4utf Ft+rt F tr4' l a > % t i ~ i > .Liz:

person or enti& other than the CL~SIE>~IICF artti ca:ll> ;I\ w r 6trrh rn %*,i:t7ti 1 ': i h : Customer shall riot use nor permil oti~rrr ts3 ttlw thd kcrti: ice cat. ~BI;:Y~ES:,P t;Si,i:! ;* ,:~i-;i interfere with Services provicied ro craftets rrr that crtuid :fa;8l~l'i t ? j i ~ iir,t r-hPi::b:,"- i

Cornpan) or others.

7 .7 .2 . Senrice firmistied bq thc Company ma) bc armngecld Iisa jt~rnt U=K & t ~ ~ ; l i i r J tbiiF,t- i tp :r Thejoint ussror Authorized Uscr shd l k.rt.pcrminerf t r l EM: 71aiL4t T"ri.i\ rcc sit i'i"ir-, 2r:r.-

manner as the Customer, hut suhjccr &kt. 5,?llotz, trig

2.7.2.A. One joint ussr cfr h i ~ t h ~ r i i ~ . t ~ i i 'SCT nt\i\.J hi: iir: .ir+9~-~?9t: :. V:r Customer.

Ail charges for aht. Sew;cr: tr ibi hc ~ ~ i t ~ g x t t c ~ $ ~ c ) I La~e 4%-f'; ;1 *a '.- to he billed to nnc C'&I?;EL?~TIC~. I hcl j c wtr E ~ W r-r ~.~is;Fi,*:r;q:-, t f .;r

which has been designarm$ ;I.; the C. rtstfisr%cr t\ 2F1 55 k ~ : ::;A :, $: GB':

cornponcnts ofthr Stlrtkcc and n tElb$ ec.pm;:btIa. t c b f -b4! $=.it 211;9::9

to the Cornpan?. In iftc eveor that rPirdc~~p:8,~fgbi 8. t~-&~~?~.tlirf i.:iJ ... ' pay the Company, eachjt~i~zf t l ~ f !: or ;%~~S%i:?rr,?:~~f 8 %cc ..ti,i;iJ% -5 ;ib?,

- 7 to the Colnpany for aft ctl;rrgcs iirc;;rrcaf :B ,r f-i:iltlr $ 3 : ;:- P-; , A : :

Company's Service.

2.7.3. I n addition to the other provisions in rltis; I'irriM, Ctidt>*~j~*b'~- P E ~ $ : I * ~ ' $ C (*'..f~~'.s::? Scrvices shall be responsible for all in:crca~aikxxa ;aid I ~ $ c r t , i , ~ 'ct- ~ ; l i iSicrp r5-~37i:z

subscribers or customers. The provision irf'rfk:: ficr'i'la;i: 5% :$I r n ~ c i c~i:,h!t: r*,~f?/1lrit'#-::i:j3

or joint venture between Cornparry and C;-~~,I$~M~;"P abtr ~ei,ttil 81.1 a ; * a 3 t t f

colllmunications Scrvicc offiring to tllr e i g cztlrdc,'~ Z ~ C Q sr::ij,*,::~: :.' &!?,-

Customer.

2.7.4. Service furnished by the Company silalil nrtt be i i i ~ c f . %sr: ittil,!?~ :$ti 7.' : !~ t i i iu i :* -'

purposes.

2.7.5. The Customer will be trilled direct& t?) tfsr L.R'.4. 6.1- ~6-ar,niz$ i dcih,. bt7;-.6 .r ;;L-

arrangelnents selected by the C~us~omrr li>s rhc prf; i2 i-tlirtitr~i,r~r AP. =T;,A-

arrangements. In those insta~~ccs \\t1cre thc i'ttrt.rpan) ;la 1Ex C't9+.ia,::32~ r.agb:r : ma) act as agent in the ordering visuch ;Irr.ir\gcn;una,.*, thc d I.:!:B~Y.:Tzx :r . I . a- 2 : ( t : , Customer Local Access chargcs.

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Issued: Deceiribzr 20, 200 1

Issued by: Robert Mocas, Prc:iiden: Wcston 'fcIecotnr11unicn1i~3n~. I-! A ' Surnmit 11. 3046 i3rechiviXIe KvnJ Rich field, C)Ii 43386

2 R Pat rncnt Arran~ements

2 X. t The Customer is responsible for payment ofail charges firr\cn iic\ iiinsriftrr? ii i i x Customer or its joint or Authorized Llsers. This respansibif its iq; nt;i cli;tr'igcd <lari: r t l

aity use. misuse. or abuse of the Custr~mer's Scrvisc. o r i ' ttsiicii~cr ;;~i%ra&+tj

cquipn~ent 03 third parties. r l~e f ustomer's employees. or tlxc yrarhftr:

2 . The Company's bills are due upon receipt. :Irn?oufi& ntr! priirl kititiri 743 L f ; ! ~ i ~FCFLCZ-ETF thr Bill Date ofthe invoice \ \ i l l bec~nsidcred pasr dtrc. ~rtdrsrmcrs r x t i i Lw ,*li;.l*c=i~it*e.F,

a late fee on past due amounts in the amount not toescccel the maxirnizi~~ it.r:~t t z t l f i i ~ u

under applicabie state law. if a Customer presents an trt-td~ts: rish .I t f @ . i l i g a . z ~ ; ~ ? ~ k ~ ~ ,fl

any tirne, the Company may require thntCuaornertopi~> i f $ hrEtinirhi:a;.; %~e-;i:icz! number of days and to make such payments i n cash or the cc;ur~:jicnc { t i ;A&

7 8.3 in deterrr~ining whether a Customer presents an nr.ttltlc rikk ~4 Eiirtp;t> iktcg?r- t:ri,

Company shalt consider the foliowing factors: (,ill the L'us~urr.ttr'spzj rt:c,*rel j t i h - i r lcb%

(if any) with tlie Coinpan? and its afTiliatcs. : t3) Ctrsirrmri:: abikn? ED d+i~ti~i?a~::~~:i:

adequate ability to pay forthe Service, (f j creclit and rctstcti rnfrrrrnrkri~5rr prst? atfe,a by Customer. lawfully obtained from third partie5 or puhlict? :it;r%&llhtc, ,x@a% :#I : infori~~arion relaling to Customer's ri~sn~lgtl-lnerlt, tia\r(efi it& ;iiiift,aia:\ a r t . t : q 5

2.8.4. Disp~ tes with respect to charges nwsl be prc~cr.t&'l Kt rht. &'cir l~j~ . i t~? in ~tr%ixii: within 180 days froin the date the invoice is rtndcreri rsr ~ u t f r ;;re t*ii.c n i i i fit: i i ~ ~ g l e ~ d to be correct and binding on the Customer. 2Z'hilc ikit oharpr: ;% r fr $:-,~GE;,", ~1?, . customer sliall only he required to pay the tindisputed panrckrt irr f i r 8 1

2.5.5. f fa LEC has established or establishes a Spcciol A c c ~ s siir~lr~irgc, tkc 4 ',:rx!j.rz:::- wiii bill the surcharge beginning on the efl'ecrive ctatc'cif51tti1 stsrl;fr;trgc ? i ; r \r;'i:ts_:,ti

Access arrangemenis prc-sentlj in Smlice. I'hc Ctmysrq t k i l i cc;i,$+c. tri5l:s;: -:!5t.=

Special Access surcharge upon receipt of an k<xt'n~pfit~~t Ctltt'ttCic;ifc LIT I! it:-$: surcharge is relnoved by the LEC.

2.8.6. In the event the Company incurs fees or esperrscs, iatcludirzg ;~rbtsrnc>'k k c s ~ r i collecting. or attempting to collect. any charges uned tllc CVitnap.;iny, the < irk$< .::$c; mill be liable to the Company for the paylnctlt sri'sEi urch !bel arrd sawil..c- reasonabIy incurred.

7 Company will not reilllire deposits or advance payments is? C'k$%!~hi;c;~ti+r i i ,C i

Issued by: Robert h?loctts. !'resident Weston Telecommunicntior~s, 1.1 .C' Sumrnit 11. 3046 Brecksvi!lc itoicr;!d Richfield. 01-1 44786

2.9.1 . The obligations set fc~rt/~ in thi5 Trtriff'rhall bt: Izirliirng up1er znct ;rsrrr~: ;,::!:c ~~~;.::vi:r of the parties hereto and their respcctivrt SUCCcS56>a% ~ I I ' ; ~ F S ~ ~ S I - ~ , g ~ r 3 5 ~rfcJ, f:. ~ s i i - i t r cr. the Customer shall not assign or tl-nrtsier its rights ilir nbligalsiw. tri rt81~b:rl 133; pr:rr! written consent of the Company.

2.10. Tns and Fee Adiustments

2.10. i . All state and local taxes f i.c.. gross rccclpb t ax , r;&lc-+ a d i n rrtnntsrg-,%k r~h l t r r I,:,: 4 . a $ * -

listed as separate line itenis and arc not inctudcd in rfac qkit~icd :.itc.;

2.1 0.2. 1 fat any f~iture tirne a municipality acquircs ieg:rl r igk ~ C S lii\gTfr5tl <Z:J _j;iWi

tas, license tax, pennit fee, fnnchisc Fcc czr trrhw si.itk.iifri~ s:,:~~E:F: G:$- rn zi:.,; c":,+*

and imposes rhe same by ordinance or otircnz iw, ~ t ~ i l ~ t,~,c"c, FCP:~. ,T t $,iSr;:i rh.ri:

be billed to the end users receiving sen icc t c i ~ t a i a i dtr: i$?rt$+~~"r~:! 4 ~ i 1 ~ t . ~ I

~nunicipal i~. Such billing shall aitlxnrc tllr zi\, k c crr bft,gt,~r' L Z T : ~ ~ lit:; ;<T,,I: i. - L F

uniformly nn the basis of each cnd user?, sslatlrsiil~i) chjirp:li Bm i t v FS r>gk r t - rdr% . 2

made subject to such tax, t'sc or charge,

2. i 0.3. If at any fu~ure time a court5 or nrhcr focal taxing jiiit;l;:c4fr:ir ;~db:4$t8;412~4~ I j b ~ it;,:,+! f;i;'t%

to impose an occupation tas. ticeilse tm, pcrmi$ ICF, t ranchi~~ ijr t*?B:ct i ~ % r ~ i t~

charge upon the Carrier. and irnpnscs; thr <,a:nc fs: ordrrtarrcc 9%: rktifrr:nri-+ii,', ti- 7

taxes, fees or charges shall be hitleii 151 ertd rvqcz\ ~ C G C Y ~ :$:g s ' . ~ ~ + $ LE 6" st ~ : f ~ ~ - c i ~$1;

territorial limits of such ci?un:> i ~ r 41fllcr ! ~ S , S $ I ~ JUE$%%P~Z~ % t ~ F i Sifitt$~"r~ r f ;,tE': i~i; s~ . t r -

the tas, fee or charge rtIni?ng end users unitc1n1~12 ~z!t t l i ~ ~ w c : ~ G ~ + L it . ~ 4 : ~ t tie...c

monthly charges for the tqpr:s rzf service msdc b ~ b j ~ ~ 3 i t r i t i i ^ l i i- ix. I f x * .-7 , F:.!*ci-=

2.1 0.4. When uti1it)- o r teleconimunications asses%insf~ts. Cr:i%oTa&c ;: s+r gfjbilt-:'~: f2,p:21-f~

, .*, -q,rE$ a '? YI::P+$'LT.IIL: occupational. excise. or other sirniin: t a w 5 crr lee%, kk'zed 135 ig.+*r*7'%

receipts are imposed by certain taxiigjjtfrisclicric%~ ~ p 4 ~ at" Ce:i~~tzp:.:arn? . i T i : I v q ~ ~ ~ i Jj l i i , , t i

exchange companies and passed on ti> drc Cu%rnt>8nq tfsrcruggt+ e5r 1% tikt hr~f%:*.t,i!v a

intrastate access charges, t l~r rzmcxrrnts 01' %rr,clr ?az.c% or Erer w tti iw P#lk:-r,'i$ : 5

Customers in such a trutirrpjurisdicrion a prfttarrrf h ~ t i * r . Ifrc as:ricir,a;a P i l - k g ; ~

that is prorated to each Cusorncfs Riil is JC"ERE.IT:I~~~ kq the l:iccz ~,:;r,tc, r ; w::f: L ~ + , Y " -

telecom~nunications service prrfvided r$>;xrtd-f.Fiff~~j i;jt ;m en;; wsdf a i :~~ : ~ : t & gqv7,

location in such a taxing jurisdiction niiln th-l::zggrs:~.irciii.jtiili: . , i i . r l ~ z r e a cir,:;-t: C L . L f ib

# , amount of the tas or fet. imposed upor1 or pas%% ms ti) SIC:^: Z. ~i:r.rp;ti.as

Issued: December 20. 200 I

Issued by: Robcn Mocas, Presidcni Weston *I'eIcc~~~~~~it~~~icati~~:~~= !<I .I Summit 1 I. 30% Brecksville !<cc;rd Rich field. OI1 4428h

2.10.5. When any niitnicipality, or other political subdivision. iclcal agcnc? ofp~cnrmcni . o r department of public utilities imposes upon and collects f ron~ the C'i,myan: 3 g~-t~+.' . receipts tax, occupation tau. license tax. pemlit fee. franchise kc or rcgulait~r:~ Gee. such t a x 5 and fees shall, insofar as practicable. be billcd pro rara to tho C7lr:rtp;tt;: '%

Custonlers receiving service within the territorial I ~ m i i ~ o f ~ l ~ c h r~iunicipalit;r.. tntlrc~ political subdivision. Iocal agency of governnient. or public utifirq cornniiskt~irr.

2.10.6. The Company may adjust its rates and charges or impuse addi~ionrlj T ; P L ~ * ~ 3 ~ t t

charges on its Customers in order to recover amount it is rcquircd iy pix t"rrtnie,.nt;il or quasi-government authorities to collect from or pa) Lo cdhcrs ir? wpprtrt if statutory or reg~iiatory programs. Esamples of such programs incitrdc, tscit i:Ti' ilril

limited to. the Universal Service Fund. the Prima5 Intcrcxhangt C'arricr C'h'lrgc. and compensation to payphone service providers fbr use 01 ti?cir* y:iypi~oilc\ t i

access the Company's services.

2 . f I . h~lcthod for Calcularion of Airline Mileage

2.1 1 . I . The airline mileage between two cities can be caiculared using fhc j'crirc,tl i t d.rnri I-lorizontal (M) coordinates of the ~erving uirc cctltcrl as'ioi~;tfcij ti^ ;Ilc Conipany's POP locations. The method for calculrrling rhc c ~ i i i i t l ~ r~lrtc:r?c: i.i obtained by reference to kT&T's Tariff F.f .C. ~ z ) ( - J . t l l in :lcstri?i3rrcc t k i i t l sFfw following formula:

where V1 and H 1 correspond to t l~e V&i I citcw.iinarcs i i t . ( 'Ei> i. ,iitLi % 3 and H2 correspond to tIlc V&H coordinarcs c ~ f ' C ' i t t 2 ,

Esample: - V - i I CiQ 1 5004 If (f6 City 2 5957 3424

The r~sul t is 709.83 miles. Any fractional miles are ~3ti:lilcci r t * \ l i t . iYC*,i

highernhole number: therefore. the airlinc milcage Iilr xlzk c%,;\lni)i~ tL. ': miles.

f wtcrf: - -- Decembcr 20. 300 I

Issued by: Robert Mocas. President Weston Telecommunicatio~~s. I.L,C Summit 11. 3046 Brecksville Road Richfield. OH 44286

%s %3%IP'% %'$:-l,l~,4-rf!RlippIE~RiC~~i%i%1"O~lN LL,C S.Il.P.1 i .4 ' . I'arif'l* No. 1 Original Page Kc,. 28

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f i k: i Tirnc nf'I?ny Rate Periods are determined Gy the t i n e of da? at the locarion ofthc f:'atlins Starion

Thc rates shtxvn in Section 4 applt as fbllows:

F24't': From 8:01 A M to 5:00 PM Monday - Fridab IIVENING: From 5:01 PM to 1 1 :00 PM Monday - Frida) and Sirndaq FU'1Ci!!7'1 WETKEND: From i 1 :01 PM to 8:00 AM Everyday

From X:01 A M to 1 1 :00 PM Saturda}, Fro111 8:01 AM to 5 9 0 PM Sunday

, ~~x~~ h;'ustomcr Arrangements

2-13. i . In cascs where a Custo~ner requests a special or unique arrangeinsilt ~vhich ma! include engineering, conditioning. Installation. construction, facilities, assctnhty. purchase or lease of facilities andlor other special Services n9r offered under this 'Tarifr, the Company, at this option, may provide the requested Services. Apprnpriate recrrrring charges andlor Nonrecurring Charges and othcr tcnns and conditions will bc developed for the Customer for the pr~visioning of wch arrarlgcments.

11,14.I. 'Thc Cotnpany may, upon notice, make such tests and inspections as may be necessav to deter~iiine that the requirements ofthis Tariff are heilig complied wirlt in thc Installation, operation or maintenance of Custorner or the Cumpan> ccluipmcnt. The Company may interrupt the Service at any timc. without penalQ.ta the Company, should Customer violate any provision herein.

2.1 5. t . Customers may direct inquiries and complaints to the Cornpan) ortheCon~inissinn h" using the address and toll free number set forth below:

LY'cston Telecommunications LLC South Dakota Public Utilitie.; Commission Summit 11 State Capitol Building 3t14fi Rrccksvillc Road 500 East Capitol Aventre I.lichficld. OH 43286 Pierre, South Dakora 5750 1 I8W8} 732-8122 (800) 332-1 782

ITY' Through Relay Soutlt Dakota (800 j 877- I 1 1 3

issued by: Robert Mocas. President Weston Teleconimunications. LLC Su1111nit 21, 3046 Brecksville Road Richfield, OH 44286

S.D.P.U.C. Tarif'f'Eo. I Original Pagc No . 20

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g t md M cssacs ( " MTS " ) To l 1 Services

5 B f #'he $'anqlcrny tttfers WA'TS and MTS intrastate interexchange long distance 4crx ice tilili~ing switched or dedicated access arrangements between the Custo~ners I*~cwr35c.~ at~d t i ~ c Campany's facilities for call origination. Call termination is cain~[~Icic<t through a cnn~bination ofCornpany facilities and LEC switched access ;trskirftktc:msfles.

" "i ! ' ~ ' \ G ~ T L ! I G ~ irri?crund service permits inward calling (via 800 codes) to a specific ! i i c ; ~ t i ~ t ~ titiltring prt'rni~lni switcl~ed, Feature Group D access on both ends.

9 5 3 , 5suiicitt.d ~?nthound services permits outward calling utiiizing pre1niur.1 switched l:w;rttire G:';mrtl~ 11 acccss on both the originating and terluinating ends.

2 1 t 1 Iir C'rrn\l~rtr'r!;'sCallingCard Service permits Customers to place long distance calls tnitieing E'ot~lpany issued Calling Cards for billing purposes.

i( 5 i; E vatp dtlrt3~1ci: tisage cliarges are based on the actual usage of the Company rtswt~rk. (-fzargeablc time begins when a connection is estahlished behveen rhe S,':tlEing Skrlit3n and the Called Station. Chargeable time ends when either pal-0. "hit:ug\ tip" [llcrcby relcasing the network connection.

2 ixrlcv, cttlrcnvisc specified in this Tariff, the minimum call dwation for billing purptiws is eighteen ( 1 8) seconds. In addition. unless otherwise specified in this

9 arifl; wage i s measured thereafter in six (6) second increments and rounded to the fiexf lxigl~cr six (6) second period.

: i > k i q l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ { ~ ~ ~ \ I ~ ~ > ~ I ct ion Rate

t C'I~E~~>~?ICT can rxpoct a call completion rate ofnot less than 90710 during peak use pvriilclu for all services.

J;.. -<,~:,.$-.,=-5,7:': 9'. c ? . . : . . = ~ ~ ' ~ ~ " m , v ~ . ~ t - . ~ ~ - ~

;! 6;3;&2'e3- F&--,,.+.=~ ,,-,elr-l-~*t?i,.+.r f~%,&% v Pfffi t Effective:

Is.isicd b> : Robert Mocas, President Westoai Telecornmuiiications, i,I,C Summit 11, 3046 Brecksville Road I.ticlifield, Of1 44286

S.D.P.IJ.C. Tar i f fNo. 1 Original Page No. 30

4 1.1. 'I'l~c fnllczwi~~g are the per minute usage charges which apply to ail calls. These charges arc in addition to the Non-recurring Charges and Recurring Charges 1-rsfci~ed to Iwrein.

issued by: Robert Mocas, President Weston Telecommunications. LLC S~lm~ni t 11, 3046 Brecksville Road Richfield. OH 44286

% E%f 42% '1'$<8dF,.:.b:-f2YSM8: 34 8< 'rtTltCPNS, LLC S.D.P.U.C. TaritTNn. I Original Page No. 3 i

P,Sfi%i "iid&riiiLN-ii"iJFd . 4 r m - - ^ d = = . . - - r a P -

-2 2 ~ - ~ ~ : ~ ~ g ~ ~ d d ~ & ~ d j .! silce Rates.

BUSINESS DAY

L %iiilr;.nge #', .*- 3. ".%--*-..,&- '--

Initial 18 Seconds I Additional 6 Seconds I 1 # I" B m + L e ~ - s ~ ~ ~ ~ m i 0.0675 0.0225

Issued by: Robert Mocas, President Weston Telecon~n~unications, 1,LC Summit IT, 3046 BrecksvilIe Road Richfield, OH 44286

S.D.P.U.C. Tal-iff-No. 1 Original Page No. 113

GI ! SS~~ii&1cd Clutbound lJsafic Rateg.

BtLJSlfPdESS DAY

p M - w a w s ~ m ~ -

t t MT'k.agc: - 3 7 ' 4 & .. . - Initial 18 Sesonds Additicrrmal6 Seconds 8 rn 77

Issued by: Robert Moeas, President Weston Telecoiiiniunicatic~ns, LLC Surnrnit 11, 3046 Brecksville Road Richfield, OH 44286

S.IZ.P.If.<'. '1-aritTNo. 1 01-iginal Pagc No. 33

BIJSBNESS DAY

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F .k -* %I!$ r % p ~ "' -1 ' --r' -wsu;. i* .++w-.Wrw W W W

/ Aclditional 6 Seconds $

I

fli%;tlclf b ~ : Robert Mocas. President Wcston Telecotn~ntrnications, LLC Strrnmit 11, 3046 Brecksville Road R i c l ~ t i r l d ON 44286

%V%*%Ft$X T f 1 ,ECCF&1~4'kiMICA%80NS9 LLC S.Il.P.1l.C. 'l.a~-iSf%o. I Original Page No. 74

L A t ' ,->= -..m.. M -"&-.*awa..%W- , ,

B ";xf:.i;r,l Prnii~otional Offering

4.5.1, 'Thc C'olnpany !nay fro111 time to time engage in Special Proniotirtnai OKerings or Trial Service Offerings limited to certain dates. timer, or locations designed to attract new subscribers or increase subscriber rlsage when appinved by Comlnissjon. Company will not have special prumotia~al ol'fc~~ings for inore than 90 days in any 12- montli period. 111 all such cases. the rates chat-ged will not exceed those specified in Section 3 hercof.

&,6. - I-I=-CII Calls

4 . l ~ . 1. cilsto~i~er sliall configure its PBX or otl~er s\vitcli vehicle f m ~ i uhich a customer places a call so that 91 1 emergency calls. where availabfc. and

cTencj similar emergency calls will be automatically routed to the emir, nnstvering point for the geographical location where the cali originated t\iithout tile intervention of Company.

ll."J &~&tlone IJse Service Cliarcze

4.7. \ . A I'nyplionc Use Servicc Charge applies to each cnmpleted interl,A?'h and iu1tsaLATA non-sent paid message made over a pay phone owned hg it

utility or Customer Owned Pay Telephone (COPT) Service. This includes calling card service. collect calls, calls billed to a third number, completr.d calls to Directory Assistance and Prepaid Card Service calls. Tl~is charge is collected on behalfofthe pay phone owner. All Custoiners will pay t i ~ c C;aniyany a per call service charge of $0.26.

lss~ted by: Robert Mocas, President Weston Teleco~n~nunications, IdLC Summit IT, 3046 Brecksville Road Richfieid, 01-9 44286

Seuth Dakota Public Utilities Commission WEEKLY FILINGS

Far tire Psdad of December 20,2001 through December 26,2004

g $fGs ,,,n nmb s compi~te copy of a filing faxed, overnight expressed, or mailed to you, please contact bp?;~~;m%&@ !#~lhn svtfbin five bi~siness days of this filing. Phone: 605-773-3705 Fax: 605-773-3809

Ek-09.832 tn aha Mattsf of the Filing by Black Hills Power, Inc. for Approval BP a Caratpact with Deviations with Premier Bankcard, Inc.

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i 8; $*33%~~3xr?h1;:5 24. 2001, the Commission received a request for approval of a contract with ;tt$i;;.;%t-a~ss t?at%ve6flt BOack Hills Power, Inc. (BHP) and Premier Bankcard. According tu the z;$jy?:@s $ 1 ~ Agreetjll~nf is a rlegotiated agreement whereby BHP will provide electrical service ::: f+:..vT~er Baatrkc&rcJ's new Call Center complex in Spearfish, South Dakota. Under the : :s83+Fact 8PfP aZLf~rs ta provide Premier Bankcard an electrical rate reduction of $0.0051kWi? 645' i - s - , - v & y - i :Si yctars WS the agireement or up to a $25,000 discount, whichever occurs first F*:i~:sa*~ &sfr";%~ard masts ths eiigibility criteria set forth in the Business Development Service 4 % i f R'ae ennkract also includes provisions that meet or exceed BDS tariff standards

gt!fh?~zWga 6 8 1 ~ crf the contract is pending approval by the Commission. The filing also , v ,+ , ,~+ ,~ ,t.ft,wf&:b ,$ % b ; c ~ r.@;$~~i;aas\ ffmr approval of various tariff sheets in addition to the contract.

5:ijE , W ; : > ; ~ $ ~ f l ~ v e Jacobson " - " ~ + i ~ @ j $ ? ~ f i ~ n ~ ~ -.+&a?i Kelly Frazier ,??a!$! C'' ;:r,5SSt-%&@ 't 212 1 f 0 1 4 - .9c+ l l ~ F ' . s . d$%i?:t~i3~ [>esditne, 01 11 "1 102

@ $ \sr ths Matter crf $he Application sf Weston Telecomrnunicati~ns, LLC Psr a Cse*$ffTcate sf Authority to $Jro~idt? interexchange Telecommunications %amfcr~.rs in South Dakota.

-6".s"@~$kc~ T&l~~~~~~r f~mt~n~ca t ions , LLC is seeking a Certificate of Authority to provide resold ~~I~~amrnunEcat ions services in South Dakota. The Applicant plans to offer

Id! i; t3.\21A?.$ and out-WATS and calling card services.

%@fa m e mcsiue tkris listing and other PUC publications via our website or via internet e-mail. Ye@ may subscribe ar unsubscribe to the PUC mailing lists at h~p:llwww.state.sd.uslpuc

ROBERT %I. T A t LOR RON U. KIBI9RU, PATRICK D. CaOCKER 4XDRE\V J. VORDRICH PlaE" R. C l ' D N W \'ilLI.Ic.f R. JOnSSOt 5TEYEN Af. BROIVk KRISTEN L. <;ETllVG

M r . Keith Senyer, Utility Analyst Soiish Dakoia Public Uiilities Cemm;ssiost S'iafe Capitol Building, 1" Floor 500 E Capitol Ave Pterre, SD 57501 -5070

Deer Mr. Senger:

- 1 hank you for your mast recent CarrespQEdC&E@ c;~figmt&~g SFW #p2:p4 f q : ~ q ~ ~ A ~ ~ - t ~ : ; i ~ ~ k g ~ ~ ~ ~ +$ >.<.,*

Enctosed herewith for filing with tktfs @~;~ra;xs~;faa~gn, gt$db;~%@ lied $i* ~ i ~ i ~ ~ ~ ~ $ $ FQ+.F, , "21 , . G ~ ~ ~ r~lvised Application and attachmanro,

/n response t o your requests, wc prassnr ttm d&t%.~ei~@-

- , 1. We resubmit the Appficazrnra sngferdrrvg a%Id Z . ~ ~ $ ~ F + ~ ~ P T C + ~ : ~ ~ Y* r ~ ~ + p l a ~ ~ ~ F , ;4W"r"-' T a 5 ~ f ,Y : 4 , "- *I< :

Exhibit E, revised constsrerj! wrlh ymra fe+3t~e~9y,i

2, A t the time of the preparation of tb.@ Ocgaka~;f 22, ;zc$@.% , f+$ffii;r;i5&? .-'--!,., . .>..> , . ; ~ . ~ ; $ ~ ; & . S ~ - ~ ~ ~ ; ~ + ~ . ,.. - , ??%I . ,., -,-:-:. ,;$L., .. & . . ~ ; , k ~ ~ ~ ~ . . . ; : ~ g ; ~ -, . . .- . the corn pan y had no cash fjo%y, &ccf8i;<fi;eg1~P, ~9;a g@@$ &<~; ! f f i~ ! @&2;$;g~;+;;:{,: ~h;i+$:$:g~ :gfe:g:;&$$:j,l$.;,$j - , .-?jii.k

corresponding date.

Thank you again for your axtentiota to tkas rnagtc3r..

Ver p ly yours, -.J- ?

BEFORE THE 1'LIBLiC BJTIILITIES COMMISSION

OF TltTF: STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA

jl, $ 3 ~ ; Q J \ y t &-[i.E f ) f - :

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a $$s : i4.$*9d T.3 ';"I'PII)N OF 1 %%x.%@k$a Yis'4eerrmm8xrrni~'11tior~s, LLC a fqt ;15. Crf:+f4t fFIC:4't'E OF PllRLIC CONVENIENCE ,l ="FY.'kt 3;: f'%SSE I'L' 'I'(! "TR/\NSACT 1'IiE BIJSINESS ) "8 i !tb"-SkT 1 1313 OF IN'I'EREXCNANGE ) SDPUC Docket No. TCO i - 195 r '9 ri

5, r F t,It3?$l'!tt'Nlt'iZ II'IOMS SERVICES 1 .I;>.$iP I-f :%lJl'K~bVR1. 01: ITS INITIAL TARIFF 1

AE3PP&BCATIBN FOR AUTHORIZATION --..-

1Vr;:hfan Ttlccorrasmannications, LLC (I~ereinafter "Applicant") respectfuI1y requests that the

,k*d$)ii: "i*tCltfii:s C'tm~missicln of the State of South Dakota (hereinafter referred to as "Commission1')

~ ~ E A D B %~j't!ii3~\111~?~1~3rik)! pursuant to SDCL 49-3 1-3 and in accordarlce with ARSD 20:I 0:24:03_ to

i'yvi iirh t i ' iEF: i~f i~tC 1clil~~)11~111~1iicalions services to the public within South Dakota through tllc resale

&, sfr+il%iif 8 r w P 1 5 : L C ~ Y ~ - ~ : C S ~~f't%r~oei by other interexclialige carriers ("IXCs") in the State. Applicailt further

5;~Lypx$;tb fl;t;t Ihc ~ " ' ( J I ~ I I T ~ S S ~ O ~ ~ approve its initial proposed tariff. Applicant. for purposes of'

it.i:tii,:nfii+n, nrtd inz cvidence of its fitness to operate and the public need for its services. ctffcrs the'

~',*t-Ea*i% kag jnEalrrnutit~n in support of this Application:

Bdcntificatio~r of the Applicant

B - 4 .-Ippf icant mailltains its !~eadquarters at Summit 11,3046 Brecksville Road. RichfieTJ,

r & $ I 44:i#:%,

Y * . ~2pplicant is organized under the laws of the State of Ohio. A copy of the Co~npalty's

"r*+ft;6,+:x of 0rg;mtzation is artaclled hereto as Exhibit A. Applicant has the authority to trarlsact

Fv:b-r,~i~~,-, uithil? tile Statc of South Dakota as a foreign corporation. A copy of' t l ~ c qriaiifyi~~g

r_&i?hi;:~~~iegi is SOL l b ~ t h in Exhibit B hereto.

t t-'tr:rc:;pt~ndanct. rcgarciing this rlppticatioli should be directed to:

Patrick I f . C'mckcr IAR1, t ' . I,I3!NC)N. CROCKER & RARTOSIEWICZ. P.I,.C. ~100 C'crtncrica Buildi~~g Knltlntazoo, M1 ilC~007-4752 I f i I B ) 381-8844

$ 5 i tic :r;rtrl~* nf clpplicant's licgistcred Ageist, and the address of the registered ottice of'

Konalcl 11. Cllingcr 1 I 7 13wsl Capitol Picrrc. St1 57501

Dcsc~iptiorm of A~thority Requested --

i :8pl'ti~:~11t scclis authority to operate as a reseller of intrastate telecomm~lnnicarions

*$:l;%.biTi~ t t t XIIE" ptblic { ~ I I il statewide basis. Applicant seeks authority to offer a fill1 range o f " I +"

a : i Z < $ ~ ~ ~ ~ s ; % ~ ~ i ~ ? ~ ~ I Y : ! C C C ) I I I ~ L I ~ ~ C L ? ~ ~ O ~ S services on a resale basis. Specifically. Applicant seeks authority

p 7 s b ~ b i i i ; * 44 f"5, ir~-Wt2TS, out-brATS, and Calling Card sel-vices.

2, ."il~piicunt clocs no1 intend to provide operator services. 900 or 700 seniiccs.

tipplicnnt owns no tru~srnission facilities. Applicant will offer service tcs its

1 ; 8 . : f 5 - 4 t t 8 % ttsir~g fitcilities of the cwrn~llu~licatiorls networks of Global Crossing. otl~el. facilitirs-

%l,sc<~f iXt.,"5 ;wirl 911~ local eschangc telephone companies ("I,ECsU).

% -4pplicnnt llris no plans at this time to construct any telecommunications transmishi~~n

~:r;rJis;r% r,il't!?; ~ t k ? 11 ar:d seeks no construction authority by means of this Application. Applicant ~vil l

3 $ ApJAilicant will abidc by all rules governing telecommunications resellers. tvisich the

%'x~alr~si$~ivtt hiis pruml~lgated or may promulgate in the future. u111ess application of SLIC~I rult's in

x.;li-cr$iuailiy-. \wi~e.b by the Cummission.

f'rtoposed - - St*rvices

A I ? i d $ ~ ~ ! K . A E T E t ~ t r :% f i it? offer k1.1-S. in-WA'T'S, out-WAI'S. and Calling Card senices to

. --ib i c y + 2 - is.bi:xr? 5twDh h)itL~kii . ;ii~[?licant. comhines high quality tra~~srnission senices with very

- ' t -,-$a% - I, 5 : : ~ - f;e"i,Mi: crid I~SC~ ' kii l i~~g. professional custoruer service and excellent reporting to

- ,% .c :I:er;ic i~if~i~i, rtlrrcli rnccts t'rrc itldividilalized needs of such customers.

5 L4jtp!ii;r:rf':i lirt'~ ICCS ifrC designed to be especially attractive to primarily residential

52 -$fyatst;-;~rif% intciaris lo cngrtge in "switchless" resale. Applicailt will arrange fur the

,,;, 1% r t ~ ~ s t i i ? ~ ~ ~ r t f l ) t t r to hc rclutcd clirectly over the networks of Applicant's net~vork

lL.. ;":aL s t + -

4 r r _ t :Xp;ri~t.aart; IS co~~rniklcd to the use of ethical sales practices. All distrihu~ors of its

;;':.3;~-,:-3-+ 12:;+~~t . , ~ i f j ~ t ~ ~ ~ i t i l k writing io m;~rhct Applicant's services in a professional manner. and to

$-+t;+ 1 s t i-tb-ljl~bnrt61\! p o r f r ~ y ~Ipl?licant~s SCIV~CCS and the charges for them.

tlesc3tioa1 and Fitness of Applicant .,-*---. ---

$ 7 5 :".,g4plrcarrtfs csfliccrs llifvc extensive managerial, firlancial and technical experience

%.>:it $.L m k ; i j a e+xl:r:zitc the hrtsincss plan clescribed lierein. Applicants management personrzel

, A -

lrjil-:l*~ij+i *1 !t ;+~~+iJ ap+:ctri~~l nf business and tecllnical disciplines. possessing many years of

E ~ ~ : I ~ ~ : b : t ~ x ~ T : ; i ~ d I lgg~cg9r~fc 1cI~co1111111111icatio1is experience. In support of Applicant's n~anagerial and

;i:f-,321-;; G : $ ! ~ i i T i la1 iz i i~vie ic* the S C ~ ~ C C S for which authority is sought herein. Applicant s u b ~ ~ ~ i t s a

.IsLs,f:?-iii,hn I - ,*d r t j ~ ? Eliackgxtztrn~l :ntd experience of its current managenlent team as Exhibit @. In

. ~;<qh-~ la .a , -: .s; $p;%t:,a.,-e!t~t's t'iirancial ability to provicic the proposed services, Applicant attaches a reccn?

!I- +,7 - ,. a , , * , - L .,+, - 2h.i;xfes:ga:i\:, tt;ti:rrsoc Slicct, and C'nsh Flow Statement as Exhibit D.

. k~tic intere~f Consider t' ra ----- a Ions

. .. .:, g.2.v7$s . -: *.ef+,2 t-r+.e I R ~ O flit: fm.1111 Ilakota marketplace is in the public interest because I I

ar.trizprety attractive hlclld of selavice quality, network management and

$, =;. *, ,+-* !% ;&%$t~ai:l t r j ~frc t24~.~:c1 bcnciiis clclivcred to the pi~blic by its sen~ices, Applicant's

n>.ncketl~facc \ \ i l l benefit the public indirectl). by increasing the

dcii k3.i ~:%ixiing IXCls. spurring than to lower costs and improve services in

ltctjucstcti - . . - - -- ItPcg1il:itolrg.l - Treatment

i FF,~?:: ? .I :,-5g;i%1*sl-i:"- ~ t ? $41 r~~g~ti ; t t t lLf t ~ y {he C'onart~ission in the same relaxed fashion extended to other.

XnitiaB --- Proposed Tariff

. * C i ~ * 'i$2j+4ii,s~;-it pr(q~5t;'s t i ) c~ffer service pursuant to the rules, regulations. rates and other

~ ~ j . r ~ * - , . i - 3 ~ ~ 2 &;X-L$Z~~~P;I*~ ttlcft~tjctj ill iIpplic:tt~t's initial proposed tariff, which is afiached hereto a s

8 %csb~a t , 5;li.-t$rrs$, pj i l i t . ' t~$ ' . crcclit, tli:posit and colleclion terms arc set fort11 in Applicant's

C z c t ~ ~ ~ - & ~ n c c with ARSD 20: lQ:2%:Q2

7 ?7 irl ,:r:eaxa~3izinsr: i % i ~ h ,iZRSD 20: 10:24:02, Applicant provides the follo\-\*i~lg

-" v; -5. ; "; #* *I3:

Y t li I he' n a ~ r ~ c , adcfrcs:; anti telephone number of Applicant:

2 i 1.S I'[l% l'f:l,f:cl'oMMliTdICA771~lNS, 1,I.C Surr~rajit I l. 3046 Brecksville Road ftichfield. tiff 44286 I clfiplu~nc: 330-659-6700

2 l : - f ..$pl~licont shall providc services under the name:

t 1 t (a] App1ic;int was organized in the State of Ohio on July 2.200 1 . ~ l i COPY

of Applicant's Articles of Organization is attached as Exhibit A. A copy qf'its

ccttific:l~t: of' authority to transact business within the State of South Dakora

its a fhrcign corporatior1 is attached as Exhibit B.

j h ) Applicant has no principal office in South Dakota. Applicant's

rcgistc~.cd agcnt is Rollald D. Olinger. 127 East Capitol. Pierre. SD 57501

(e) N o corporatiol~, association, or pal-tnership own any interest in

t%pplic;rrrt. ctl~plicar~t owns or controls no sribsidiaries. A iist of t l~c names

ilt161 uddrcsses of Applicant's current Officers and Board of 1l)irectors and tlie

nuct~t.)ur of sharcs held by each:

Robert Mocas President 5 R"/o Siliu~nit 11, 3046 Brecksville Road Richfield, OW 44236

ifcidi Mocas Secretaryflreasr~rer 500.b Summit 11, 3046 Brecksville Road Iiichficld. 01-1 44286

. $ , ,t,ptkrzartz ;% ;r I trniied I,inhiiit> C'ompnny c~rganized under the laws of Ohio.

, c > %,az p:~ag~:lpf.i 5 it[ the :%j~plic:ltion.

E $ X ~ F ~ E @ T L I $ ~ ~ ~ h c ~ f I ~ G tqpplicatiotl.

.'. i I %1q4~c~ra~a :%halt clft"cr se~.t. ice~ on all equal-access areas within the State of

"..+-,%ah il;lkr.r:a. :'\ccordi~~yty. ,Applicant does not attach a map describing

WP rcc hc~ttrt~iaries.

gPr bre i :~ l i iht i~ 12 :m~i J < attached hcreto.

L J I ~'$!i st~mplairrts arrd regulatory matters should be directed to

%~~i;'Eicait~'; ntknrracy as sct forth in paragraph 3 of this Application.

fhr f3iltitlg to G L I S Z Q I ~ L ' ~ S will be scheduled monthly. Paymenr is due by

;#it: ~gic.aics ifittc prirrtcd on thc bill. The Company 111ay impose a late charge

i r f t Fih+i ~ S C F tl~unth on any delinquent amounts. Applicant will use V L b l

1~:$t:r"rl;rtr;sn;It us its billing agcnt.

t i ? t'ttstunlcr service representatives will handle all initial customer

rlfssltas t't, rcprcscntative may escalate the resolution of a dispute internally.

h i r er~:ft:b tire customer to the Commission. Customers may reach a

. P t ; f r i ~ % ~ ~ t l i i t t ~ ~ r , , a.t % by ~ililing 1-883-742-8 122.

t ; i" l%ppf tcizni rs aurtlorizecl to provide telecolr~~nunications services in the

r~r'eh-trving juris~fictiot~s: Arkansas, Colorado. District of Columbia, Indiana.

4 1 ttv:t, bknrtlcky, Michigan, Montana, New Jersey, Texas. Utah, Virginia. and

Yi ;~cc>:lat:l. :"\clJitionaily. ilpplicant has never been denied registration or

i;crrrf%citaiun itt arr! .iurisdiction and is in good standing with the regulatory

; F ~ % ~ Z & . ! ti? t'~ich jurisdictiol~.

F . ~ ~ - ~ W : . , ,bcn,.*-*, ,n2s$ L O . 5 - - rtf! ~)m;$~uikr?~f:l\ lrl~t~riirls at this timc.

h ' - ~ ~ f i i - l s - z * , ~ ~ ~ ' . - ; .% a itiri,Zcr;d MX tile~~tificatio~i number is 34-1 961 773.

%@$:!4.@&t! %1-$0 irot uzccis-ctl col~~plnints with any state or federal regulatory

++ tt~l~t;ciil-:c~oii ccz.~arrd~ng t l~c urrauthorized switching of a customer's

~ . f $ ~ ; . ~ r n i ~ r t ~ ~ ~ i ~ i ~ t i v t i s prc~t-iddt- or I'nr the act of charging customers for services

- 2 %L % -&r%iss z ~ - q ;ulaii.'t~~r ~ h c 4 not rcqtlest a waiver of any rules at this time.

tcLgr,i&;..~t:ri h,r' t l x C:r~l.nnrission in the letter dated December 28, 2001.

tgptgcartg ,sgrvc.r I \ . ~ E ~ I the restrictions relating to prepaid services and

.s~uf~~kl6f;4:x~$'% .- ,- ..-.. f :*!?$ -.- fhr ---.-.-- Untlcrayilrna - Transport Services

+%;q!,dgt$ gbpiltpii~~icli gfs r(;?s~:lI services within South Dakota in excess of Applicant's

=;$I I+ P f r+li?i ,t pplici1111'~ underlying carrier Global Crossing. Applicant

y,*6J7:-+a#r>-,1. , -.?-fie ;; -- ~r -sze * w,ixdck:i !mrimt (iltrbt~l C'rnssirlg and resells to the public as follows:

t3inv --.- .--.. Sell - ?+IP ~:a'Ltq*tj tilhtriud . t 122 .I59

rfa hi;:> $iinff".t t t ; ~ ' t ~ , t j 07 .IS9 'k: ,i.,,,;a~i- J f f f l ' ~ ~ \ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , (1 634 .099

i T;~ L:., :rf,lJ o t ~ ~ $ \ ~ j e ~ l t ~ j .Oh2 .099

Conclusion

:b L % tfccrqittt~ by the Csrrrmissinn to grant Applicant a Certificate of Public Convcnicnce

?T?CTY-;I+*G f - fikttnf> it1 the ptablic ~nrercst. Applicant will introduce important new products and

- , : 7 . .: -- ~8.i; - ~ ~ i : c ~ i ~ i t p e ~ i ~ i t c rcms a', well as cnhance the competiti~ieness ofthe overall long dist'mce

i:a.-ii t: srf $rsrt$!r ~ ~ ; & ~ l ; a ,

this C'nnunission grant it authority to transact the i~~.clit%ers uf' ;k r ~ ~ s : f i ~ t ~ 3 f ~t~~cf~="-~ , . ' r r .z ; -~-~

telecsmn~u~~ic;itions services \vithin the State of South Dakaslii, tk;zt I#'IC C't~fssla:r.i::z~: *-g:s~:i a"?, '.i: id -i

~trc3.mlined fashion, and that the Commissior~ approve .-2pp{ic3xrthh; iniai,tf prt rpp.%x? t,$fc3i?'f?t$::!: hbq8::

af.1~ date of the Order granting authority.

Dared: January 10, 2002

EXHIBIT E

Revised Tariff f'agcii

< +. The title page and pages 1-35 inclusive of tl~is'fnrifTa~e cffirtiwt a$ eke :$% s$:&::~&L~~ssT 5 ~ i l ;.,:. 2.

sheets, rrs named below. comprise ail changes frim tf~r: cnrij;ig:s$ $gr i f t O\ ,+$?,st. .c; 5:s: , -i-:- ,,: ;

SI-IEET REVISION SI-i IIE7- fs&x,ksji>i

Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Original Origi~~ril Original Originat Originat Original Original Original Ckiginai Original Original Original Original Original

* New or Revised Sheens

- ~ ~ - ~ - - - - " ~ : ~ ~ , , ! : m . ~ = , - o ~ - 7 : : T . ~ . v -

Issued: Dece~nher 20. 200 I

issued by: ZBabhT~ &45-;gi'ta. ... Jfi E S ~ . - a. , % .Q:ZN.~;$, A ,B~ I -_s~~ :',*

'8 s A, - Wg:$fsn f eipgtjg~p~g@$g@p~:ig?::~ !:, t.s: ~ t t f ~ g ~ l ~ ~ 9 $.= 3 @i'& &g $+;::%$ rs r,., 5% t:i,~.ta chi; , a ~ ' j t ~

L l 2.13. Special Customer Arrangement5 . . . . . . . . . . . . -tT

*r r 2. i4. 111s~ection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -5

2 5 . C'i~stomcr Inquires and Complainrs * r $2. . . . . . . . . .

3 X3ESC'RIP'TION OF SERVICES i i -4

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.1 . Wide Area ( " WATS") and h4esszrre ("kITF"1 To! t 5+lj";gg> , -

3.2. Switched Inbound Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

'9 9

I.->. Switched Outbound Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 . 4 Calling Card Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

,, - -1.3. Timin2 of Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.6. Minimum Call Completion Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. - RATES AND CHARGES

4. I . _Usage Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.2. Switched lnbor~nd Usacre Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 3 iL

3.1. Switched Outbound Usaze Rates -4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * *

5.4 Calling Card Usage Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.5. Recurring Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , s

4.6. Non-Recurring C l ~ a r ~ e s i + s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.7. Special Promotional Offering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s i

4.8. Emergency Calls 7 < . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.9. Payphone Use Sent ice Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Issued: December 20, 200 1 ; $t2q:2,s ,.

Issued by: Robert Mocm, President W estor~ ' T - c l e c n i ~ ~ n ~ u n i c x ~ t i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I +f C " Sur~tmit I t , 3046 Breck.;vilEc. R w t Richfield, 01 I 44286

\Yi;'EGTf'%N 'TELECOkIMUNKCATBONS, EEC

Nonrecun-in(. Charess

?Gt~n~ecilrring Charges are one-rime charges.

The manner 15 hich the Customer designate\ as ~ h c nte+$tms i r t h$ffznz F : ; ~ ~ F ? ~ : C S ~ . L !%,c 5 ~ G ~ ;~:-~fi 3:

Company's Sentice.

The modification ofan esisting Circuit. Dcdicatccl :IL~C~%% l i ftf:F~b ~1-n . ,gt tkC ~;?;i$~t r.l t:~>% i.- .I--i - - -*_-

requiring some Physical Change or rctsm~inatiim.

A Company-designated location wl-terc a Sacilit:+ isvtlrin~knf:$$ ~ J . F ~ f i ~ : pti4p.z' 4 t*+bii 6 1 2L?v:i:l iL.- 2" .

to its Service.

Primary Route

The route which, in the absence ofCustnrncr-iinig3t;s~~*iJ ~gj;n~iftg~-; ih;'pa-6"ii3~4t- -8 t~ EIJ;=,LZ~-.- --- . h i j l C: ji i

used by the Company in the prctvisic.w (if Scwiec,

Private Line

A dedicated transmission cliatinc.1 firrfii5iieb !as 3 ~ % t $ f ~ * f k ~ g f rbi~hi,pt: fr;+;f59?gd1 # t 8t $7 ?=J&:-:

arrangements for full-tirnc cus!crmcr irsr.

Private Line Service

A dedicated full-time transmission SCIT ice t r f i f i~ rasg i ~jgd:;:$:~%2 3% c-s,:-,.+ , r ~ 8 i . ? 2 k ~ ~l+?r;~-+

Rate Center

A specified g e ~ - ~ p h i c s i tc3cariizn ussif Ltr Jctcrmmira~; ~na&~~;+: ~ Z ~ ~ ; ~ X ~ ~ , ; ~ ~ P ~ ~ ; T I T E ~ : ~ ,,

i % t d Scrvictl Oatc is the date rcqucsted by the C'ustorner for conlmenccmenr ofService .:*$la! ::$~rced I?? titr Cornpan! .

5 rtmkeli CCTY~CE opcri~ritr~' ti~lfo\i' i~lg 811 interruption by repair. reassignment. re-routing. slrbstituiian - f ; t *~a*p b t i c i l t pa~rts. 4fr oil~enb ise. 35 determined b) the canier(s) in\ o l~cd.

.- f TI; :, -,~TT~-xI ii~~r:~.~z';~~,~ C\cn 1 ariff and effecri~ z rc*$ isic>nj therero :<led SJ? ih t t ? ~ y ~ ~ : " ~i . i ?!:I ih: i " - T y ; : 4 7 b > A < ,;I

!sstii:ct 'o> : Kobrri ir,focas. President Weston Tclecommunicarions- LLC Summit 11, 30-16 Breck\rillr Road Richfield, OH 44286

S.D.f3.U.C. Tarif'l'Ni+. 1 Osiginal Payc Nu. i6

Ilalil tsansmission speed or rate, in bits per seconds (bps).

A 't '~~o+MJay Conversation is a telephone conversation between or arnong two or ixorr'. p:trtir:,.

VI' - VFis vrrico frequency or voicc-grade Service designed for private-line Service. 74r3rnlni t~in.;~?~is?iirsaa is in the 300 hertz to 3000 hertz fi-equency band.

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!% rson T e i e c ~ ~ n u n i c a ~ i c ~ n s . I .LC S.~mmir Y I. 3036 Brecksvllte Road Rrckfielb OH ~xfi

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4, I I . 'Phe foliowing are the pcr tninute usage charges which apply to all calls. 'Tlicsc? clinrges are in addition to the Recurring Charges and Non-recurring Cltargcis ref'crrcd to herein on Page 31 in Paragraphs 4.5 and 4.6, respectiveiy.

isstncd by: Robert Mocas. President Weston 'Tcleco~nttiu~iications, LI,C Summit 11, 3046 Brccksville Road Richfield, OH 44286

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4.5, tiecurrin~ Charges

4.5. I . Customers ivill incur the folloii'ing monthly liecurring Uftitrg~l:

S W JTC 14 E I2 -4 C ' C f: 5 S $31 I a , j ~ ~ ~ - i $ - ~ ~ ~ T ' ~ ~ 2 > > -

I'cr 800 Number $5.00 $5 .6i~I

Accounting Codes (non-verifqed) $5.00 5$,ctrf Authol-ization CodesBTN (verified) $ I 0.00 5 1 Y1.CIII Authorization Code change/add/delete $5.00 $5.rrfr Monthly Recurring Charge Per T-1 $2.O(rO.OO 5 2 . t i ? ~ ~ ~ . 4 ~ ~ Monthly Billing Charge SZO.fl0 Qrf rrrr

4.6. Non-recurrino, Charges

4.6.1. Customers wil\ incur the following Non-recuning C:Itarges:

Per 800 Number $5.00 .- - ?il;., f f t i

Accounting Codes (non-verified) SS .ilO rP ,?"..$!ti Authorization CodesIBTW (verified) ~5 .QO ~ " f k f t Authorization Code changeladdldelete S0.M) $B,$if 'b Set and Installation Charge $ i .50r!,~l0 S f ,5.r#u,rrar

4.7. St~ecial Promotional Offering

4.7.1. The Compai~y may from time to tirnc engage in Spcci:iif Pmxsar~firsrrid f b~n4i~~idqz P P T

Trial Service Offerings limited tocertain dales. tin~csor f~~8tiotksdeitgrlrrh t t r ; r g t g ~ ~ ~ C

new subscribers or increase subscriber usage wflcn rpprt?vt.J hy :bg L w a t i t t 4 ; 4 i i * r ~

Company will not have special pron~atiorrai offerings fils r~aorc. tkririr Qit tiara % tri cia;:

12-month period. In all srrch cases, the ratcschnrgeci\t i t [ !?;$lit a-.xcc.i.d ti14i:~e =qwc;-~lSctf in Section 4 hereof.

4.8. Emerzencv Calls

4.8.1 . Custorner shall configure its PBX or otlrer nvirch trririclr f r ~ ~ l i ntilch crt+,ei3.urrer . " places a call so that 9 1 1 emergency calis. whcrc ar-.aititll!r, s~sS strt~rtas ~*~"llt*j~eert~? calls will be autornaticalily mulcc.1 to the cincrgca+:p an%%."rrtr:g g;'ss,iit~* 5 , tg if;#:

geographical location where the call originztcd \e.ilbtlt!t 5ht3 itrrcr~~~crnrs~tr r s h ; , i p % ~ t ~

Issued: Wccember 20, 700 1

Issued by: Robert Mocas. Prcsiclcnt Weston 7~elecommunicatiu1tf;~ L,l .C' Summit 11. 3046 Brecksville Rcr;td Ricl-tficid. 01-1 44286

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4 1 . i\, I'ayphone Use Senlice Charge applies to each compli.~ed intert,llTA and intt.;iL.A'IA non-sent paid inessage made oxsrr a pay phone u~viicd by a tttifity cry

f'usto~.rier Oxvncd Pay Telephone (COPT) Sen.ice. -Illis includes carting ci-isd sen-ice. collect calls. calls billed to a third number. completed caiIs to f)i~cinr: Assislance and Prepaid Card Senlice calls. .Phis charge is collccred nli behalfof thc pay phone owner. All Customers \+.ill pa? thc Company a per cat! sen ire charge of $0.26.

Issued by: Robert Mocas. President Weston Telecommunications. LF,C Summit 11, 3046 Brecksville Road Richfield, OH 44286

BEFORE THE PUBLllC UTILITIES COMMiSSBON QF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA

kN THE MATTER OF THE APPhlCABION OF 1 ORDER GWNTtNG V4EST8N T%lECBPvirMUNICATOONSj bb@ FOR ) CEWTIF!tCATE OF A CERTlPtCATE OF AUTHORfW TO PROVIDE 1 AeBTWQWlcPY [NXREXCHAMGE TELECQMMUNPCATiONS ) $ERVICES fN SOUTH DAKOTA 1 TC64-495

Q w Deeernber 21, 2001, the Public Utilities Comm~ssion (Conmisstong. In i2ccardance with SDCL 49-31 -3 and ARSD 20.10:24:02, received an app{ic&ton far a ~autfftcsk~ af authority from Weston Telecommunications, LLC (Weston)

Wjestan proposes to offer a full range of 1 + interexchange tetecummtnrrrc-attop.rs %erv;c@s an a resafe basis A proposed tariff was filed by Weston The Commrssion has r;la$safred larlg distance service as fully competitive.

On December 27, 2001, the Commiss~on electronrcally transmftted notrce of $be f 2 ; i r - q and the rntervention deadl~ne of January 11, 2002, to interested ~ndfvrbuais and awSrrfes No petrtrerns to ~ntervene or comments were filed and at its January 24. 20Q2, ~I;t'f@BfrF?Q, the Camrn~ssion considered Westun's request for a cert~ficafe of autfiaraty ~~~rnwnt$star? Staff recommended granting a certificate of authority, subject ta t h ~ ccindttron ehaf Westnn not offer a prepaid calling card or require deposits or advance payments %*~ith@ut pf*ir~r approval of the Commission. Commission Staff further recommended a YvBrvar af ARSB 2U310:24:02(8).

'fhs Commission finds that it has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to SOCL C;!-sa$3te~ 49-3q specifically 49-31 -3 and ARSD 20: 1 0:24:02 and 20. "t 22 003 The Coa2msss:an finds that Weston has met the legal requirements established for the grantft?g ;?B a mrtb'tmte af authority. Weston has, in accordance with SDCL 49-31 -3, dems~f9~a'ied %uf%t:tent techn~cal, financial and managerial capabilities to offer telecommunrcatrtm ?&i"rfse@S in Sa~tth Dakota. Further, the Commission finds that there IS gaod cause to warve ARSB 20 9024,02(8). The Commission approves Weston's application for a cefirdica:e ctf autk?~e~ty, subject to the condition that Weston not offer a prepa~d callrng card or reqtrtre ospaslts ar advance payments without prior approval of the Comm~ssrofi. As the C~fi1rntssrar17's final decision In this matter, it is therefore

ORDERED, that Weston's applicatior: for a certificate of authority is hereby granted, aff~ctave February 21, 2002, subject to the condition that Weston not offer a psepa56 caiticg cord or require deposits or advance payments withotit prior approvai of the Carnrn~ssiors t! erij

FURTHER ORDERED, that the Commiss~~n finds good cause to ;valve BRSr-3 25) 40 24U2(8) It IS

FURTHER ORDERED, that Weston shall file informational copies of tariff changes w4h ti%@ "60mrrrissian as the changes occur.

Dated at Pierre, S o ~ t h Dakota. this 31 at day of January, 2002

CERTIFlCATE OF SERVICE

f h@ Lnliarstgned hereby certifies that this BLY;&TMR~ h;ss been wwed today upon all parties of raC6ee :ti fMs docket, as listed on tho docket service $is$, by tu%t class mail, In properly addressed %~**&%& >vi/rvtlh Charges prepaid thereon

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iE (OFFICIAL SEAL)

BY ORDER OF THE COMM1SStON:

- ROBERT K. SAHR, Commissioner

To Conduct Business As A Telecommunications Company Within The State of South Dakota

Autharity was Granted effective February 21, 2002 Docket No. TCOI -1 95

This is to certify that

Is atrthorized to provide interexchange telecommunications services I!? Sointh Dakota, subject to the condition that it not offer a prepaid calking

card or require deposits or advance payments without prior apprrtvat of the Commission.

This certificate is issued in accordarrce with SDCt 49-31-3 and ARSB 20 t0:24 02, and is subject to all of the conditions and firnitations conlarned tn the PU/$S and statutes governing its conduct of offering teiecornmunicattons sewcss

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Dated at Pierre, South Dakota, this 3) day of ,F.L.,W..!' . 2002 " j L + r SQUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC UTILiTIES COMMISSION:

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PAM NELSON, ~omrniss?h&r

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ROBERT K. SAHR, Ccrnmissianer