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AT&T CALIFORNIA GUIDEBOOK PART 5 - Centrex / Plexar Services 1st Revised Sheet 1 SECTION 1 - Centrex Service (CS) 1. CENTREX A. General Effective September 1, 2013, term agreements greater than 36 months are no longer available for (N) new installations or renewals of Centrex Service. Centrex customers currently on a term agreement greater than 36 months may continue service at their existing rate until the contract term expires. Upon completion of the current contract term, customers may the service, the month- to-month rates in effect at such time will automatically apply. (N) a. The rates for trunking include the trunk line facilities except foreign exchange trunk line facilities necessary to furnish the Centrex service. Where the customer requests tie line facilities be connected to local trunk facilities, the rates for trunking include the trunk line facilities necessary to permit tie line type facilities to make such connection. The rates for Centrex lines include the switching equipment necessary to furnish the Centrex service features. Provision of Centrex with attendant transfer, station transfer and a combination of attendant transfer and station transfer. (1) A customer Centrex system may consist of all stations arranged for attendant transfer, all stations arranged for station transfer, or some stations arranged for attendant transfer and some arranged for station transfer. (2) The minimum monthly rates for Primary-Centrex with attendant transfer and Primary- Centrex with station transfer "first 2 lines or less" apply to each group of primary stations arranged for either attendant transfer or station transfer. b. Centrex service with station transfer shall be furnished only where all stations are served from one switching equipment. c. Dormitory flat rate service may be furnished concurrently with a measured rate Centrex service. d. Centrex service will be furnished within the base rate area at the rates shown in rates and charges, D.4. following and Guidebook, Part 5, Section 1 for CO and Restricted Centrex Service. /1/ /1/ Material now appears on Sheet 1.1. ATT TN CA-13-0063 Effective: September 1, 2013 AT&T CALIFORNIA GUIDEBOOK PART 5 - Centrex / Plexar Services Original Sheet 1.1 SECTION 1 - Centrex Service (CS) 1. CENTREX (cont’d) A. General (cont’d) e. Dormitory lines furnished in D. following, have the same service features as the Centrex service /1/ with which they are associated. In addition, the following is also applicable to dormitory stations. (1) The lines include service equivalent to that of residence individual line service outlined in Guidebook, Part 4, Section 2, Local Exchange Service. For Centrex-CO Dormitory Service charges (Guidebook, Part 3, Section 1) apply for new service, additions, in place connection, move and changes. (2) The lines will be furnished to schools, colleges and universities who are customers to Primary Lines, as shown in D. following, and may be installed only in the living quarters of residence halls, dormitories, faculty or other employee residences and other similar living quarters, which are owned or leased and operated by a school, college or university and the use of such stations is in accordance with that for residence service as shown under Schedule Cal.P.U.C. No. A2.1., Rules. (3) Extension stations may be furnished only where the intended use of such stations is for the occupants of the rooms or space for which the primary stations are furnished. /1/ /1/ Material formerly appeared on Sheet 1. ATT TN CA-13-0063 Effective: September 1, 2013 AT&T CALIFORNIA GUIDEBOOK PART 5 - Centrex / Plexar Services 2nd Revised Sheet 2 SECTION 1 - Centrex Service (CS) 1. CENTREX (cont'd) A. General (cont'd) 1. Regulations (cont'd) e. Dormitory lines furnished in D. following, have the same service features as the Centrex service with which they are associated. In addition, the following is also applicable to dormitory stations. (cont'd) (4) One of the following options may be designated for the assumption of responsibility for toll and local message charges associated with each line and/or station and the billing and collection thereof: Option A The college or university is responsible for the billing and collecting of toll and local message charges and the payment of all other rates and charges associated with such stations. Option B The Company is responsible for the billing and collecting of toll and local message charges to dormitory stations and, in addition, any restoration-reconnection charges incurred in connection therewith as provided for in Schedule Cal.P.U.C. No. A2.1.11. The college or university is responsible for the payment of all other rates and charges associated with such stations. Option C The Company is responsible for the billing and collecting of exchange, toll and local message and all other rates and charges associated with such stations. Option B or Option C will be furnished under the conditions of an agreement, as shown in Schedule Cal.P.U.C. No. A2.3 Forms, and negotiated between the university or college and the Company. Pacific Bell 24 Hour Discounts Service Area Plan/1/ as specified in Guidebook, Part 20, (C) Section 9, are available to Centrex Dormitory service associated to Option C only. (D) (5) Apply rates and charges as defined in Guidebook, Part 3, Section 1. /1/ Frozen/Grandfathered 24 Hour Discounts-Service Area Plan, effective December 31, 2012. (C) See Frozen Grandfather Services in Part 2, Section 2 of this Guidebook. ATT TN CA-13-0081 Effective: November 15, 2013 AT&T CALIFORNIA GUIDEBOOK PART 5 - Centrex / Plexar Services Original Sheet 3 SECTION 1 - Centrex Service (CS) 1. CENTREX (cont'd) A. General (cont'd) 1. Regulations (cont'd) f. Optional Features (1) Rates and charges for optional features are in addition to those for Centrex service. (2) As shown in D.5. following and Guidebook, Part 5, Section 1, the following applies: - Each arrangement The rates and charges apply regardless of the number of lines in the Centrex system. - Each primary line in the system The rates and charges apply to all primary station lines in service in the Centrex system since these are system features that all primary stations in the system have the capability of using. - Each primary line equipped The rates and charges apply to only the station lines equipped with this optional feature individually or as part of a station line group. (3) Either attendant or machine intercept is included in the primary service. Where attendant intercept is desired in addition to the machine intercept provided with the Centrex system it will be provided at additional rates and charges as shown in D. following. (4) Attendant transfer of station calls will be provided at additional rates and charges as shown in D. following. A primary station line can only be arranged for one type of transfer, either station transfer or attendant transfer. (5) The nonrecurring charges for certain optional features shown in D. following, do not apply when: Other work subject to a nonrecurring charge or installation charge or service connection charge is done at the same time on the same line on the same order. ATT TN CA-08-0189 Effective: July 15, 2009 AT&T CALIFORNIA GUIDEBOOK PART 5 - Centrex / Plexar Services Original Sheet 4 SECTION 1 - Centrex Service (CS) 1. CENTREX (cont'd) A. General (cont'd) 1. Regulations (cont'd) f. Optional Features (cont'd) (6) Call Forwarding Over Private Facilities in the switching equipment is offered in accordance with the following: Call Forwarding Over Private Facilities (CFPF) for CCSA, EPSCS, ETS and FXS requires a different generic than for tie lines/Special Access Voice Grade (VG36) Channels. When a customer subscribes to CFPF and the central office is not equipped initially to provide CFPF for CCSA, EPSCS, ETS and FXS as the capability is added, it will be included in the customer's CFPF arrangement at no additional charges. Incoming local and toll message network and 800 Service calls to primary station lines arranged for CFPF routing are subject to the appropriate charges for such calls. The customer may request a common recorded announcement to inform the caller that the call is being forwarded. Calls forwarded to the local and toll message network are subject to the appropriate charges for such calls. Where the Call Forwarding Over Private Facilities optional service feature routes calls to a specific private facility which is denied access by activation by the Attendant Control of Facilities optional service arrangement, those calls will instead be routed to a common recorded announcement which refers the caller to the system's attendant. ATT TN CA-08-0189 Effective: July 15, 2009 AT&T CALIFORNIA GUIDEBOOK PART 5 - Centrex / Plexar Services Original Sheet 5 SECTION 1 - Centrex Service (CS) 1. CENTREX (cont'd) A. General (cont'd) 1. Regulations (cont'd) f. Optional Features (cont'd) (7) Call Forwarding - Don't Answer When a primary station line is initially equipped for Call Forwarding - Don't Answer, it will be arranged for a predetermined number of ringing cycles to be completed prior to the call being forwarded. When a change in the number of ringing cycles is made, apply a nonrecurring charge as shown in D.5.a.(11) following. (8) Call Forwarding - Reminder Ring When Reminder Ring is furnished with the initial installation of Call Forwarding Variable or Call Forwarding Over Private Facilities, no additional charges are applicable to provide the feature. When Reminder Ring is added to an existing primary station line programmed for Call Forwarding Variable or Call Forwarding Over Private Facilities, a nonrecurring charge is applicable as shown in D.5.a.(11) following. (9) Call Forwarding - Internal/External Splits Call Forwarding Internal/External Splits is available to a customer whose Centrex service is furnished by use of a Digital Switching Systems (DSS) central office equipped with the required call processing and feature capacity and where operating conditions permit.