ACCEPTED S. C. PtIUC SEttVCE COMMISSION GTE Telephone Operations FOR Nations Bank Tower 1301 Gervais Street Suite 625 PROCESSING Columbia, South Carolina 29201 ssttytt B03 254-5736 C. Pl!Sl tC ccqincp rnvtr ~c nu 1999 July I, - 2019 Mr. Gary E. Walsh December Executive Director L ~ The Public Service Commission P. O. Drawer 11649 29211 Columbia, SC 2 1:00 RE; Resale Agreement between GTE South Incorporated and Choctaw Communications, Inc. d/b/a Smoke Signal Communications (" Smoke Signal") PM - Dear Mr. Walsh: SCPSC Enclosed you will find three copies of the above referenced agreement which is being filed with your office for consideration and approval. I am also forwarding a copy of - 1999-315-C same as an electronic file. Should you have any questions concerning this matter please do not hesitate to contact my office. Very truly yours, - Page 1 of STAN J. BUGNER 44 State Director, Government Affairs c: Ms. Maria J. HHanle, Smoke Signal ) ~//" f0* A part of GTE Corporation ACCEPTED ACCEPTED FOR LpECE1VEC. PUSUC SHMCE COMMISSION PROCESSING JUL'L1 4 1999 I: RESALE AGREEMENT EC E IV E - BETWEEN 2019 December GTE SOUTH INCORPORATED 2 AND 1:00 PM - CHOCKTAW COMNIUNICATIONS, INC. SCPSC d/b/a SMOKE SIGNAL COMMUNICATIONS - 1999-315-C - Page 2 of 44 SMOKESIG SC42SWS.DOC -289 ACCEPTED TABLE CONTENTS OF FOR ARTICLE I: SCOPE AND INTENT OF AGREEMENT. PROCESSING ARTICLE II: DEFINITIONS .. General Definitions ..... 11-1 1.1 Act .....11-1 1.2 Applicabfik Law. ..... II- 1 1.3 Asks Transfer (AIT) . .... II- 1 1.4 Basic Local Exchange Service. .....11-1 - 2019 1.5 Business Day.. ..... 11-1 1.6 Centralized Message Distribution System (CMDS)..... ..... 11-1 1.7 Commission .. ..... 11-1 December 1.8 Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) ..... 11-1 1.9 Currently Available . ..... 11-2 1.10 Customer ..... 11-2 1.11 E-911 Service .. ..... 11-2 1.12 Exchange Message Record (EMR) . ..... 11-2 2 1.13 Exchange Service. .....11-2 1:00 1 . 1 4 FCC ........................................................... ..... 11-2 1.1 5 GTE Guide. .... 11-2 PM 1.16 GTOC ..........................................................., ...11-2 1.17 Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier 11-2 - (ILEC). ..... SCPSC 1.18 Interexchange Carrier (IXC) .. .....11-3 1.19 Line Information Data Base (LIDB). ..... 11-3 1.20 Local Exchange Carrier (LEC)... .... 11-3 1.21 Local Number Portability (LNP) .. ..... 11-3 - 1999-315-C 1.22 911 Service.. ..... II 3 1.23 Numbering Plan Area (NPA) . .....11-3 1.24 NXX, NXX Code, Central Office Code or CO Code...... .....11-3 1.25 Party/Parties .....11-3 1.26 Provider ..... 11-4 1.27 Subsidiary. 11-4 ..... - 1.28 Telecommunications Services.. ..... 11-4 Page 1.29 Undefined Terms. ..... 11 -4 1.30 Vertical Features (including CLASS Features). ..... 11-4 3 of ARTICLE III: GENERAL PROVISIONS. 44 Sco of General Provisions.. ... 111-1 Term and Termination ..... 111-1 2.1 Term.. ..... 111-1 2.2 Post-Termination Arran ements.. ..... III- 1 2.3 Termination U on Defaul .. .. 111-1 2.4 Termination U on Sale ..... 111-1 2.5 Liabil' on Termination.. .... 111-2 Amendments. ... 111-2 A~it. ..... 111-2 A~hoiiht.. ..... 111-2 cmckesig.cc42s-m.dcc-2I99 ACCEPTED Res onsibil for Pa ment FOR CLEC Profile.. ... 18-2 PROCESSING ~ot M & h Electronic Interface. ... 111-3 10. ~Bitt b P t.. ~obi Stt M. - 2019 12. Ca aci Plannin and Forecastin December 13. Com liance with Laws and Re ulations ... 1114 14. Confidential Information.. 15. Consent.. 2 1:00 16. Fraud . PM 17. Reimbursement of Ex enses.. - SCPSC 18. ~Di t R 19. EEbA i t.. ... 111-7 - 20. ~Ex enses.. 1999-315-C 21. ~FM 22. Good Faith Performance. - 23. B~L ... 111-8 Page 24. Standard Practices. .. 111-8 4 of 25. HeadincLs.. ... 111-8 44 26. Inde endent Contractor Relationshi .. 01-8 27. Law Enforcement Interface.. ... 111-9 28. Liability and Indemnity. 111-9 29. Multi le Counter arts.. 30. No Third Pa Beneficiaries. 31. Notices. 32. Protection. smokssig.sc42s-m.doc-2I99 ACCEPTED 33. Publicity.. FOR 34. Re ulato A en Control.. PROCESSING 35. Chan esin Le el Re uirements. 36. Effective Date. 37. ~bt t M tt 38. Rule of Construction. - 2019 39. Section References.. December 40. Service Standards To Measure Qual'f Service.... 41. ~bbs 42. Subcontractors.. 2 1:00 43. ~SM t 3 PM 44. Taxes.. - 45. Trademarks and Trade Names SCPSC 46. Waiver.. - 47. TBD Prices. 1999-315-C 48. Amendment of Certain Rates Terms and Condions. ARTICLE IV: GENERAL RULES GOVERNING RESOLD SERVICES .. - General.. Page ~USE TETE 2.1 Ina licabil'f Tariff Liabil'.2 5 SMOKE SIGNAL Tariffs or Contracts. of 2.3 ~NU bll 3 E 44 Unauthorized Chan es.. 3 .1 Procedures. Im act ofPa mentof Char eson Service.. Unlawful Use of SerNce.. ~Ti l TM Procedures For Preorderin Orderin Provisionin Etc...... Letter of Authorization. smoksstg.sc42s-rs.doc- 2I99 ACCEPTED Customer Contacts. ......IV-3 FOR ARTICLE V: RESALE OF SERVICES . ... V-1 PROCESSING General. ... V-1 Terms and Conditions ... V-1 2.1 Restrictions on Resale V-1 2.2 Interim Universal Service Su oit Char e for Resale Services . V-1 2.3 Restrictions on Discount of Retail Services. V-2 2.4 Resale to Other Carriers. ... V-2 - 2019 ~os s ssi V-2 3.1 Service Ordering, Service Provisioning, and Billing.................. V-2 December 3.2 Local Service Request.. .... V-2 3.3 Cerbficate of Operating Authority. .... V-3 3.4 Directory Assistance (DA) Listings. .... V-3 3.5 Nonrecurring Charges.. .. V-3 3.6 Alternate Billed Calls............................................................................................... V 3 2 3.7 Transfers Between SMOKE SIGNAL and Another Reseller of GTE Senrices..... V-4 1:00 3.8 Local Calling Detail... .... V-4 3.9 LIDB... .... V-4 PM 3.10 Oriiginating Line Number Screening (OLNS).. - Maintenance V-4 SCPSC 4.1 Maintenance Testin andRe air Senrices Available for Resale - 5.1 Descri tion of Local Exchan e Services Available for Resale.... ..... V-4 1999-315-C 5.2 Other Services Available for Resale.. V-5 5.3 Rates. ... V-5 5.4 Grandfathered Services ... V-5 5.5 Access. .... V-6 5.6 0 crater Services OS and Directe Assistance DA ... .... V-6 - Page Misdirected Calls. 911/E-911 Arran ements V-6 6 7.1 Descri tion of Senrice V-6 of 7.2 Coo eration and Level of Performance 44 7.3 U ates to Master Street Address Guide SAG .. ... V-7 7.4 ... V-7 7.5 ~c ... V-7 7.6 Labilia. ... V-7 Dialin Format Chan es. ... V-7 APPENDIX A: SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR RESALE ... A-1 APPENDIX 8: RATES AND CHARGES FOR 911/E-911 ARRANGEMENTS.... ... 8-1 APPENDIX 48A: GTE/SMOKE SIGNAL OPT-IN NEGOTIATION ISSUES AT&7/GTE TERMS ............. 48A-1 APPENDIX 488: GTE/SMOKE SIGNAL OPT-IN NEGOTIATION ISSUES GTE TERMS...... .... 498-1 smckssi9 sc42s-n.dcc- 2I99 IY ACCEPTED This Resale Agreement (the "Agreement"), is by and between GTE South Incorporated, with its address for FOR purposes of this Agreement at 600 Hidden Ridge Drive, irving, Texas 75038 ("GTE"), and Chocktaw Communications, Inc. d/b/a Smoke Signal Communications, in its capacity as a certned provider of local PROCESSING two-way wireline dial-tons senrice ("SMOKE SIGNAL"), with its address for this Agreement at 8400 South Gessner, Houston, Texas 77074 (GTE and SMOKE SIGNAL being referred to collectively as the "Parfies" and individually as a "Party"). This Agreement covers senrices in the state of South Carolina only (the "State"). WHEREAS, Section 251 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the "Act") imposes specific obligations on LECs with respect to the resale of telecommunications services; - 2019 WHEREAS, GTE is entering, under protest, into certain aspects of this Agreement that incorporate adverse results from the arbitrated agreements approved by the Commission in this state and is doing so in order to avoid the expense of arbitration while at the same time preserving its legal positions, rights and remedies, December pursuant to Arbcle III, Section 48. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual provisions contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, GTE and SMOKE SIGNAL hereby covenant and agree as follows: 2 1:00 PM - SCPSC - 1999-315-C - Page 7 of 44 smokssig.sc42s-m.doc- 2I99 ACCEPTED ARTICLE I FOR SCOPE AND INTENT OF AGREEMENT PROCESSING Pursuant to this Agreement, the Parties will extend certain arrangements to one another within each area in which they both operate within the State for the purchase of certain telecommunication services. This Agreement also governs the purchase by SMOKE SIGNAL of certain telecommunications services provided by GTE in its franchise areas for resale by SMOKE SIGNAL. This Agreement is an integrated package that reflects a balancing of interests critical to the Parties. This Agreement will be submitted to the South Carolina public Service Commission (the "Commission") for approval. The parties agree that their entrance into this Agreement is without prejudice to and does not waive any positions they may have taken - previously, or may take in the future, in any legislative, regulatory, judicial or other public forum addressing 2019 any matters, including matters related to the same types of arrangements andlor matters related to GTE's cost recovery covered in this Agreement. SMOKE SIGNAL agrees to negotiate reciprocal terms and December conditions with GTE based on this Agreement. GTE's execution of this Agreement is not a concession or waiver in any manner concerning its position that certain rates, terms and conditions contained herein are unlawful, illegal and improper. The services and facilities to be provided to SMOKE SIGNAL by GTE in satisfaction of this Agreement may 2 tariffs be provided pursuant to GTE and then current practices.