| Summary |
The company proposes to increase its measured Residential One Party service by increasing its current monthly base rate of $11.55 along with measured rates of $.65 per message for the first 10 messages and $.25 per message for additional messages to a monthly base rate of $15.50 and a measured rate of $.25 per message. This filing puts the company in compliance with the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Order FCC 11-161 requiring rate of return telephone companies to raise the "urban rate floor" of their local rates to $16.00 per month beginning January 1, 2015. The overall combined average rate for this service is $16.24 per month. It will increase the company's annual revenues approximately $13,400. The rate changes are effective November 7, 2014. The other residential one party services offered by the company are above the FCC's $16.00 per month "urban rate floor." |
