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SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY TARIFF F.C.C. NO. 67 2nd Revised Title Page Cancels 1st Revised Title Page INTERSTATE IntraLATA MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE REGULATIONS AND SCHEDULES OF CHARGES Applying to interstate service between points WITHIN THE LATAs of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company as hereinafter defined, to which Interstate IntraLATA Message Telecommunications Service is available. Interstate IntraLATA Message Telecommunications Service is furnished by means of wire, radio, or a combination thereof. (This page filed under Transmittal No. 2526) Issued: January 11, 1996 Effective: February 25, 1996 Edward A. Mueller (T) President and Chief Executive Officer - Southwestern Bell Telephone Company One Bell Center, St. Louis, MO 63101 (T) SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY Supplement No. 7 to TARIFF F.C.C. NO. 67 Page 1 of 1 ACCESS SERVICE The Bureau's Memorandum Opinion and Order in the Matter of 1997 Annual Access Tariff Filings; National Exchange Carrier Association Universal Service Fund and Lifeline Assistance Rates (1997 Annual Access Filing Compliance Order), released June 27, 1997, orders the following: -rate elements reflecting base factor portion forecasts, equal access exogenous cost changes, and growth factor calculations are suspended for one day and subject to an investigation. Pursuant to the 1997 Annual Access Filing Compliance Order (DA 97-1350), tariff revisions filed in Transmittal No. 2640, reflecting the aforementioned issues, and found on the following tariff pages are advanced one day to June 30, 1997 and then suspended one day to July 1, 1997. Number of Number of Number of Revision Revision Revision Except as Except as Except as Page Indicated Page Indicated Page Indicated 105b 4th (This page filed under Transmittal No. 2644) Issued: June 30, 1997 One Bell Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63101 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY Supplement No. 6 to TARIFF F.C.C. NO. 67 Page 1 of 1 ACCESS SERVICE Common Carrier Bureau's Memorandum Opinion and Order Suspending Rates, In the Matter of 1994 Annual Access Tariff Filings, CC Docket No. 94-65 released June 24, 1994, orders the following: - tariff revisions including claims for exogenous treatment of OPEB amounts are suspended for one day, and are subject to the investigation of 1993 Annual Access Tariff Filings instituted in CC Docket No. 93-193. - tariff revisions that increased the fixed mileage charge for DS1 services with zero miles of interoffice transport are suspended for one day and are subject to the investigation in the Expanded Interconnection Tariff Order instituted in CC Docket No. 93-162. Under authority of DA 94-706, tariff revisions filed in Transmittal Nos. 2344, 2354 and 2364, reflecting the aforementioned issues, and found on the following tariff pages, are advanced one day to June 30, 1994, and than suspended one day to July 1, 1994. Number of Number of Number of Revision Revision Revision Except as Except as Except as Page Indicated Page Indicated Page Indicated 74 27th (This page filed under Transmittal No. 2366) Issued: June 29, 1994 One Bell Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63101 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY Supplement No. 5 to TARIFF F.C.C. NO. 67 Page 1 of 1 ACCESS SERVICE In compliance with the Bureau's Memorandum Opinion And Order Suspending Rates And Designating Issues For Investigation, In the Matter of 1993 Annual Access Tariff Filings; National Exchange Carrier Association Universal Service Fund and Lifeline Assistance Rates; GSF Order Compliance Filings and Bell Operating Companies' Tariff for the 800 Service Management System and 800 Data Base Access Tariffs, released June 23, 1993, (1993 Annual Access Tariff Filing Compliance MO&O), tariff revisions filed under Transmittal No. 2271 are suspended one day and an investigation of the rates is instituted. The effective date of the 1993 Annual Access Tariff Filing revisions found on the following tariff page are suspended for one day to July 2, 1993: Number of Revision Except as Page Indicated 74 24th (This page filed under Transmittal No. 2284) Issued: June 29, 1993 1010 Pine Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63101 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY Supplement No. 4 to TARIFF F.C.C. NO. 67 Under the authority of Special Permission No. 91-261 of the Federal Communications Commission, the effective date of material originally filed under Transmittal No. 2051, and deferred under Transmittal Nos. 2061, 2069, 2076 and 2083, contained on the following Section 3 tariff page, is being deferred to april 10, 1991. Number of Revision Except as Page Indicated 74 6th Issued: April 2, 1991 By: Vice President-Revenues and Public Affairs 1010 Pine Street, St. Louis, Missouri SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY SUPPLEMENT NO. 3 TO TARIFF F.C.C. NO. 67 CANCELS SUPPLEMENT NO. 2 Pursuant to Memorandum Opinion and Order of the Federal Communications Commission in CC Docket No. 83-1145, Phase II, Part I adopted and released May 31, 1984, the effective date of pending and revised material establishing regulations, rates and charges for Interstate IntraLATA Message Telecommunications Service, is June 8, 1984. Issued: June 7, 1984 By: Vice President-Revenues and Public Affairs 1010 Pine Street, St. Louis, Missouri SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY TARIFF F.C.C. NO. 67 96th Revised Page 1 CANCELS 95th Revised Page 1 INTERSTATE IntraLATA MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE CHECK SHEET Title page and pages 1 to 121 inclusive of this tariff are effective as of the date shown. Original and revised pages as named below and Supplement Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 contain all changes from the original tariff that are in effect on the date hereof. Number of Number of Number of Revision Revision Revision Except as Except as Except as Page Indicated Page Indicated Page Indicated Title 2nd 22 2nd 53 Original 1 96th* 23 2nd 54 Original 1A 53rd* 23A 1st 55 1st 2 2nd 24 1st 56 1st 2A 5th 25 2nd 57 1st 2B 4th 26 Original 58 2nd 2C 4th 27 Original 59 Original 2D 4th 28 1st 60 1st 2E 3rd 29 1st 61 1st 3 Original 30 3rd 62 1st 4 Original 31 2nd 63 1st 5 1st 32 1st 64 1st 6 1st 33 1st 65 5th 6A Original 34 Original 65A Original 7 1st 35 Original 65B 1st 8 2nd 36 1st 66 1st 9 3rd 37 2nd 67 Original 9A Original 38 Original 68 6th 10 Original 39 Original 68.1 Original 11 1st 40 Original 69 3rd 12 2nd 41 Original 70 2nd 13 Original 42 Original 71 1st 14 Original 43 1st 72 1st 15 1st 44 1st 73 2nd 15A Original 45 Original 74 28th 16 1st 46 Original 75 1st 17 1st 47 Original 76 1st 18 2nd 48 Original 77 2nd 18A 1st 49 1st 77A 3rd 19 1st 50 Original 77B 5th 20 2nd 51 Original 77C 2nd 21 1st 52 Original 78 3rd *New or Revised Page. (This page filed under Transmittal No. 3258) Issued: April 29, 2008 Effective: May 1, 2008 Four AT&T Plaza, Dallas, Texas 75202 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY TARIFF F.C.C. NO. 67 53rd Revised Page 1A CANCELS 52nd Revised Page 1A INTERSTATE IntraLATA MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE CHECK SHEET (Cont'd) Number of Number of Number of Revision Revision Revision Except as Except as Except as Page Indicated Page Indicated Page Indicated 79 3rd 105F 4th* 116 Original 80 3rd 105G 3rd 117 1st 81 2nd 105H 2nd 117.1 Original 82 3rd 105H.1 Original 118 Original 83 3rd 105H.2 Original 119 1st 84 3rd 105I 7th 120 1st 85 2nd 105J 6th 121 Original 86 2nd 105K 7th 87 2nd 105K.1 1st 88 2nd 105K.2 Original 89 3rd 105L 6th 90 3rd 105M 8th 91 3rd 105N 8th 92 4th 105N.1 2nd 93 3rd 105O 11th 94 2nd 105O.1 3rd 95 2nd 105P 5th 96 2nd 105Q 2nd 97 2nd 105R 2nd 98 2nd 105S 3rd 99 2nd 105T 2nd 100 2nd 105U 2nd 101 2nd 105V 2nd 102 2nd 105W 1st 103 3rd 105X 2nd 104 5th 105Y 3rd 105 3rd 106 Original 105A 2nd 107 1st 105B 20th* 108 2nd 105C 2nd 109 1st 105D 5th* 110 Original 105E 2nd 111 Original 112 1st 113 Original 114 1st 115 Original *New or Revised Page. (This page filed under Transmittal No. 3258) Issued: April 29, 2008 Effective: May 1, 2008 Four AT&T Plaza, Dallas, Texas 75202 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY TARIFF F.C.C. NO. 67 2nd Revised Page 2 Cancels 1st Revised Page 2 INTERSTATE IntraLATA MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Application of Tariff 7 Check Sheet 1 Concurring Carriers 2A Connecting Carriers 2A Explanation of Abbreviations 4 Explanation of Symbols 4 Other Participating Carriers 6 References to Other Tariffs 4 Reference to Bell System Technical Reference Publications 6A (T) Registered Trademarks and Service Marks 3 Regulations 8 Service Classifications and Rates (Two-Point) 68 Service Classifications and Rates (Conference) 118 Issued: November 15, 1985 Effective: January 1, 1986 By: Vice President-Revenues and Public Affairs 1010 Pine Street, St. Louis, Missouri SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY TARIFF F.C.C. NO. 67 5th Revised Page 2A Cancels 4th Revised Page 2A INTERSTATE IntraLATA MESSAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE CONCURRING CARRIERS General Telephone Company of the Southwest; San Angelo, Texas Spectra Communications Group, L.L.C.; Peculiar, Mo. 64078 (Nx) CONNECTING CARRIERS Alltel Oklahoma, Inc.; Little Rock, Arkansas Alto Telephone Company; Lufkin, Texas Arkansas Telephone Company, Incorporated; Clinton, Arkansas Assaria Telephone Exchange, Incorporated; Assaria, Kansas Atlas Telephone Company, Incorporated; Pryor, Oklahoma Beggs Telephone Company; Beggs, Oklahoma Big Bend Telephone Company, Incorporated; Alpine, Texas Blossom Telephone Company; Blossom, Texas Blue Valley Telephone Company; Home, Kansas Bluffdale Telephone Company; Lipan, Texas Brazoria Telephone Company; Brazoria, Texas Brazos Telephone Cooperative; Olney, Texas Byers and Petrolia
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