TARIFF DISTRIBUTION. Establish percentage based CAC charge for transport services and increase business line and trunk CAC charge

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1 FILE PACKAGE NO.: MS TARIFF DISTRIBUTION DATE: February 12, 2018 STATE: MISSISSIPPI EFFECTIVE DATE: 02/12/2018 TYPE OF DISTRIBUTION: Approved PURPOSE: Establish percentage based CAC charge for transport services and increase business line and trunk CAC charge TARIFF SECTION PAGE NUMBER PAGE REVISION G G G2 Cont. (pg) G Subj. Indx (pg)

2 AT&T MISSISSIPPI GENERAL EXCHANGE GUIDEBOOK Third Revised Page 3 A2. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTENTS A2.5 Liability Of The Company 23 A2.5.1 Service Irregularities 23 A2.5.2 Use Of Facilities Of Other Connecting Carriers 23 A2.5.3 Indemnifying Agreement 23 A2.5.4 Defacement Of Premises 23 A2.5.5 Period For The Presentation Of Claims 23 A2.5.6 Equipment In Explosive Atmosphere 23 A2.5.7 Performance Of The Telecommunications Network 24 A2.5.8 Use Of Customer-Provided Equipment 24 A2.5.9 Listing Errors And Omissions 24 A (DELETED) 24 A Application Testing 24 A Limitation of Liability 24.1 A2.6 Reserved For Future Use 24.1 A2.7 Obligation Of The Company 24.1 A2.7.1 Obligation To Furnish Service 24.1 A2.8 Reserved For Future Use 25 A2.9 Reserved For Future Use 25 A2.10 Special Promotions 25 A2.11 Trademarks and Servicemarks Protection 25 A Use of Trademarks and Servicemarks 25 A2.12 Reserved For Future Use 25 A2.13 Customer Premises Inside Wire 25 A2.14 Customer Agents 26 A General 26 A Responsibility of the Agent 26 A Warranty and Liability of the Agent 26 A Proof of Authority 26 A2.15 Reserved For Future Use 26 A2.16 Checks for Unauthorized Devices 27 A General 27 A2.17 Reserved For Future Use 27 A2.18 (DELETED) 27 A2.19 Reserved For Future Use 28 A2.20 Bundle Offer 28 A General 28 A Terms and Conditions 28 A2.21 Cost Assessment Charge (CAC) 28 (N)

3 AT&T MISSISSIPPI GENERAL EXCHANGE GUIDEBOOK Second Revised Page 28 A2. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS A2.18 (DELETED) (Cont'd) A2.19 Reserved for Future Use A2.20 Bundle Offer A General A Bundle Offer is a combination of services offered as a package, whether at a single price or with the availability of the price for one contingent on the purchase of the other(s). A Bundle Offer may be comprised of any telecommunications service(s) offered by the Company in combination with one or more of the following components: 1. A non-telecommunications service offered by the Company, 2. An AT&T affiliate s telecommunications or non-telecommunications service, and 3. A non-affiliated third party provider s service. A Terms and Conditions A. A Bundle Offer shall be made available to customers subject to availability of products, services and facilities and subject to a customer meeting the eligibility criteria for a specific Bundle such as classification of service or service area. B. A Bundle Offer may be implemented at the Company s discretion. C. (DELETED) D. The Company s guidebook stand-alone retail components of a Bundle Offer are available to end user retail customers at the guidebook price and are available for resale at the guidebook price minus the applicable wholesale discount. A Bundle Offer itself shall not be available for resale. A2.21 Cost Assessment Charge (CAC) A. A Cost Assessment Charge (CAC) is assessed on a per line or trunk basis as shown below for residence and business customers. The CAC is also assessed on a percentage basis against all billed revenue for business customers subscribing to transport services. The CAC is established to recover property taxes (from business customers) as well as ongoing costs associated with the administration of Local Number Portability (from line- and trunk-based services from residence and business customers). This charge is not a tax or fee that the government requires AT&T to collect from customers. The CAC does not apply to 911 Services, Coin Services, Lifeline, or any of the following account types: Federal, State and Local Government accounts; Resale accounts; or accounts designated by the Company as Wholesale. Monthly Rate USOC 1. Cost Assessment Charge (CAC) (a) Each Local Exchange Service line Residence $0.42 C8RCC Business 1.60 C8RCD (b) Each Primary Rate ISDN (PRI) 8.00 C8RCE (c) Each PBX trunk C8RCG (d) Each Centrex Station line 1.60 C8RCD (e) Each Basic Rate ISDN (BRI) Residence 0.42 C8RCC Business 1.60 C8RCD (f) Transport services 1.72% NA BellSouth Metro Ethernet Service (M) (N) (N) Material appearing on this page previously appeared on page(s) 1 of Section A3.

4 AT&T MISSISSIPPI GENERAL EXCHANGE GUIDEBOOK Fifth Revised Page 1 A3.1 General A3. BASIC LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE A. Rates for basic local exchange service are related to the total Main Station Lines, PBX Trunks and Centrex Type Services Main Station Lines in the local calling area. B. Base Rate Areas, and Exchange Service Areas for each exchange are identified on maps. Where the Base Rate Area is not indicated on the Exchange Service Area Map for an exchange, the Base Rate Area shall be radial distance of one and one-half miles from the central office. 1 C. The rates for service and equipment not specifically shown in this section are presented in other sections of this Guidebook. D. Individual residence and business main station line service are comprised of serving central office equipment and all outside plant facilities needed to connect the serving central office with the customer premises at the demarcation point. These facilities are Company-provided and maintained and provide access to and from the telecommunications network for message toll service and for local calling. E. Enhanced Area Calling Plan Trial will be implemented in the Mize, Raleigh, and Taylorsville exchanges, by billing periods on or after October 7, 1990, at the access rates and usage charges as described in A3.10.S. Enhanced Area Calling Plan Trial is a non-optional offering for business customers. F. Residence Access Line Retention Offer Existing residential customers who call to disconnect service with AT&T and elect to stay and have one (or up to a maximum of two) flat rate access line(s) may be eligible to receive a $6 per month bill credit for 12 months. The following conditions apply: 1. Customers must keep the required services for 30 days to receive the benefit of this offer. 2. Customers subscribing to Complete Choice Enhanced or Complete Choice Basic must have the access line in service for a minimum of 60 days before the customer becomes eligible for this offer. 3. If the customer disconnects the flat rate line(s) or moves from their current location, the remaining benefits will cease. 4. AT&T employees are not eligible for this offer. 5. Customer must be calling into AT&T to disconnect their local service. 6. This offer is available on a maximum of two (2) flat rate lines (a maximum monthly reward of $12). 7. Not stackable with any other regulated retention offer that provides a monthly discount. 8. Eligible customers are existing AT&T residential customers who have a primary access line, or a primary access line with an additional access line(s), and are calling to disconnect one or more access lines. 9. This offer is only available for retention purposes. 10. The monthly bill credit stays in effect as long as the customer remains at the same address and is limited to a maximum of 12 months. (M) (T) Note 1: Zone Mileage Charges deleted July 1, 2000 retroactive to January 1, Material previously appearing on this page now appears on page(s) 28 of Section A2.

5 AT&T MISSISSIPPI GENERAL EXCHANGE GUIDEBOOK Fourth Revised Page 4 SUBJECT INDEX SUBJECT C Section Connection with Certain Facilities and/or Equipment of Others... A15 Accessories... A15 Acoustic or Inductive Connections... A15 Audible Indicating Equipment by Municipal Water Companies, Power Companies, U.S. Government and Others... A15 Automatic Fire Detective Devices... A15 Connections of Other Common Carrier-Provided Communications Systems... A15 Connection of Grandfathered Terminal Equipment and Grandfathered Communications Systems... A15 Connection of Registered Equipment... A15 Certain Facilities of Subscribers... A2 Federal Aviation Agency... A15 Other Common Carrier-Provided Communications Systems... A15 Power, Pipe Line and Railroad Companies... A15 Service Station Lines and Facilities Furnished by the Customer Which Involve Hazardous or Inaccessible Locations... A15 U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force U.S. Coast Guard... A15 U.S. Government Executive Departments and Agencies... A15 Connection with Miscellaneous Common Carriers... A2 Construction Charges... A5 Construction On Private Property... A5 On Public Highways or Other Easements... A5 Special Types... A5 Contract Service Arrangements... A5 Cost Assessment Charge (CAC)... A2 CrisisLink Service... A34 Cross Reference Listing... A6 Custom Calling Services... A13 Customer Agents... A2 Customer Network Management (CNM) Fast Packet (Obsoleted)... A140 Customer Premises Inside Wire... A2 Customer-Provided Equipment... A15 Customized Code Restriction... A13 (T)