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BEFORE THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
In Re: Request for approval of
tariff filing to introduce
custom code restrictions to
provide for $.25 local message
blocking by ALLTEL FLORIDA, INC .
(T-94-034 FILED 1/24/94)
) DOCKET NO . 940170-TL
) ORDER NO . PSC-94 -0416-FOF-TL
) ISSUED: April 11, 1994
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The following Commissioners participated in the disposition of
this matter:
J . TERRY DEASON, Chairman
SUSAN F. CLARK
JULIA L. JOHNSON
DIANE K. KIESLING
LUIS J. LAUREDO
ORPER APPRQVING TARIFF FILING
BY THE COMMISSION:
ALLTEL Florida, Inc. (ALLTEL or the Company) filed proposed
revisions to its General Subscriber Service Tariff on January 24 ,
1994. The purpose of this filing is to introduce a Customized Code
Restriction (CCR) option to provide for $.25 local message
This option would be available to Individual Line
blocking.
Residential Service, Business Service, Key System Trunks or PBX
Trunks customers in either Flat Rate, Message Rate gr Measured
service, where available . Customers who wish to restrict calls to
the message rate ($.25 Plan) local calling area can subscribe to
CCR Option 12 (A). CCR Option 12 (A) restricts the same codes as CCR
Option f2 except it also includes $ . 25 blocking.
ALLTEL shall waive the $10.00 nonrecurring charqe for
customers who wish to switch from CCR option 12 to I2(A) for a
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period of 90 days from the effective date of the tariff .
addition, ALLTEL shall waive the $10.00 nonrecurring charge for
customers who wish to switch from CCR option t2 to t2(A) for a
period of 90 days after a new $.25 plan is implemented.
We are concerned that call aggregators (hotels/hospi tals)
could subscribe to the blocking option and prohibit end users
To prevent this, ALLTEL has included
access to $ . 25 routes.
language in the tariff which also prohibits call aggregators (those
who provide telephone service to the transient public) from
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subscribing to this option. In addition, calls to exchanges with
the $.25 plan for pay telephone providers are rated like any other
local call , so they would not have a need to subscribe to this
service.
ALLTEL's proposed tariff filing introducing a Customi zed Code
Restriction option to provide for $ . 25 local message blocking is
appropriate because this service will provide customers a means to
Therefore, ALLTEL' s
control their calling to $. 25 exchanges .
Code Restriction
Customized
a
introducing
filing
tariff
proposed
option to provide for $. 25 local message blocking is hereby
approved. We also find that the proposed 90 day waivers of the
nonrecurring charges for existing customers is appropriate . The
effective date of the filing is April 4, 1994 .
Based on the foregoing, it is
ORDERED by the Florida Public Service Commission that the
tariff filing by ALLTEL Florida, Inc. proposing to introduce cus t om
code restrictions to provide for $.25 local message blocking is
approved as set forth in the body of this Order . It is further
ORDERED that this tariff shall be effective April 4 , 1994.
is further
It
ORDERED that if a protest is filed in accordance with the
requirement set forth below, the tariff shall remain in effect with
any increase in revenues held subject to refund pending_ resolution
of the protest . It is further
ORDERED that if no protest is filed in accordance with the
requirement set forth below, this docket shall be closed.
By ORDER of the Florida Public Service Commission, this
day of April, llii·
( S E A L )
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ORDER NO. PSC-94-041 6-FOF-TL
DOCKET NO. 940170-TL
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NQTICE OF FQRTHER PROCEEDINGS OR JVDICIAL REVIEW
The Florida Public Service Commission is required by Section
any
of
to notify parties
Florida Statutes,
120.59(4),
administra tive hearing or judicial review of Commission orders that
is available under Sections 120.57 or 120.68, Florida Statutes, as
well as the procedures and time limits that apply . This notice
should not be construed to mean all requests for an administra tive
hea.ring or judicial review will be granted or result in the relief
sought.
The Commissio n's decision on this tariff is interim in nature
and will become final, unless a person whose substantia l interests
are affected by the action proposed files a petition for a foxmal
Florida
25-22.036( 4),
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petition must be received by the Director, Division of Records and
Reporting at his office at 101 East Gaines Street, Tallahasse e,
Florida 32399-0870 , by the close of business on May 2. 1994.
In the absence of such a petition, this order shall become
final on the day subsequent to the above date.
Any objection or protest filed in this docket before the
issuance date of this Order is considered abandoned unless it
satisfies the foregoing conditions and is renewed within the
specified protest period.
If this Order becomes final on the date described above, any
party adversely affected may request judicial review by the Florida
Supreme Court in the case of an electric, gas or telephone utility
or by the First District Court of Appeal in the case of a water or
wastewater utility by filing a notice of appeal with the Director,
Division of Records and Reporting and filing a copy of the notice
This
of appeal and the filing fee with the appropriat e court .
this
date
the
of
days
(30)
filing must be completed within thirty
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Rules
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to
pursuant
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Order becomes final
The notice of appeal must be in the form
Appellate Procedure .
specified in Rule 9.900(a) , Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure .