INTERSTATE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
3. |
GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS (Cont'd)
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3.4 |
OBLIGATIONS OF THE CUSTOMER (Cont'd)
3.4.7 Any mistakes, accidents, omissions, interruptions, delays, errors
or defects in transmission or service which are caused or contributed to,
directly or indirectly, by an act or omission of the Customer, by others,
through the use of Customer-provided facilities or equipment, or through
the use of facilities or equipment furnished by any other person using
the Customer's facilities, shall not result in the imposition of any liability
upon the Company. The Customer shall pay to the Company any reasonable
costs, expenses, damages, fees or penalties incurred by the Company as
a result thereof, including the costs of any local exchange company labor
and materials. The Company shall be indemnified, defended and held harmless
by the Customer against any and all claims, demands, causes of action and
liability relating to services provided pursuant to this agreement, including
payment to the Company associated with reasonable attorney's fees.
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3.5 |
PAYMENT REGULATIONS
3.5.1 Service shall be provided and billed for on a monthly basis. Service
shall continue to be provided until after the Company's receipt of a written
request from the Customer for the disconnection of service, unless other
restrictions apply. Payment is to be made to the address designated on
the invoice or such other location as the Company may direct in writing
from time to time. In addition to the charges for the Company's services,
the Customer shall pay any applicable federal, state or local use, excise,
sales or privileges taxes resulting from the services furnished by the
Company. Such taxes shall not be counted toward the attainment of any volume
or revenue commitment and will not be discounted.
3.5.2 The Customer is responsible for payment of all charges for service(s)
furnished by the Company. This includes payment for calls or services (a)
originated at the Customer's number(s), whether authorized or not; (b)
accepted at the Customer's number(s) (e.g. 800 Service and collect calls);
(c) billed to the Customer's number via third number billing, a calling
card, a company-assigned authorization code, travel card number, or other
special billing number; and/or (d) incurred at the specific request of
the Customer.
3.5.3 A Customer is responsible for payment for all calls placed to
or via the Customer's telephone number(s) This responsibility is not changed
by virtue of any use, misuse, or abuse of the Customer's service or Customer
provided systems, equipment, facilities or services interconnected to the
Customer's 800 Service, whose use, misuse or abuse may be occasioned by
third parties, including, without limitation, the Customer's employees
and members of the public, including such persons who dial the Customer's
800 number by mistake.
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