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Audio Conferencing

(formerly Audioconferencing)

 

I.           SERVICE DESCRIPTION.

 

1.     Audio Conferencing.  Audio Conferencing provides a multipoint long distance telecommunications service between a single calling station and two or more called stations. Audio Conferencing requires a teleconferencing bridge port for each called station. A Conference Center provides the necessary bridge ports. This service is available on a limited basis and is not available for collect calling.  Cancellation of scheduled conference calls within 30 minutes prior to scheduled conference call time is subject to the charges specified below.

 

2.         Service Levels

 

Customers may designate service levels on a conference call‑by‑conference call basis. Peak and Off-Peak rates apply. The Peak rate period applies from 12:00 a.m. Monday through 11:59 p.m. Friday CST and the Off‑Peak rate period applies from 12:00 a.m. Saturday through 11:59 p.m. Sunday CST, unless otherwise specified. The following levels of service are available for Audio Conferencing:

 

2.1       Premier Service. Premier Service is an attended service that provides a operator to support the call. A Conference Operator is assigned as the single point-of-contact to ensure meeting requirements are met, including support before, during, and after the call. Premier Service is available using toll-free or direct distance dial numbers.

 

2.2       Standard Service. Standard Service is reserved in advance and is an attended service that provides two entry methods: i) a Conference Coordinator greets and announces participants as they dial in; or ii) the call leader and participants are given a numeric passcode to automatically enter the conference. The Conference Coordinator will leave from the conference call after the conference call begins, but will monitor the conference call. Participating callers can recall the Conference Coordinator at any time during the conference call by entering a pre-assigned code.

 

2.3       Unattended Service. Unattended service allows participants to enter directly into a conference bridge without operator assistance by entering a customer/call-specific numeric passcode. Conference assistance is available as needed by summoning a conference operator. Unattended service is available using toll-free or direct distance dial numbers.

 

2.4       Instant Meeting Service. Instant Meeting Service provides seven-day, 24-hour conference calling availability supported by pre-assigned bridge ports. Verizon will issue two passcodes to the Customer for use with Instant Meeting Service at the time the Customer initially enrolls for the service via a subscription. One passcode is assigned for the Customer's use to activate the subscribed ports for a conference call. A second passcode is provided to the Customer to be made available to the participants on any Instant Meeting conference call that the Customer initiates. Instant Meeting Service provides for a Conference Coordinator for technical assistance only. Verizon will terminate a Customer's Instant Meeting Service subscription at the 1-20 port level if the Customer fails to use Instant Meeting Service in any period of 180 consecutive days. Verizon will terminate Customer’s Instant Meeting Service subscription at port levels of 21 to 100 ports if: i) the MRC is waived under Customer’s signed agreement, and ii) Customer fails to use Instant Meeting Service for 365 consecutive days.

 

II.         FEATURES AND OPTIONS: The following features are available:

 

Audio Conferencing Features and Options

 

III.        RATES AND CHARGES: Customer will pay the rates and charges set forth below. All conference calls are rounded to the next higher full minute. Calculation of usage begins at the time the first participating caller connects to a conference call and ends when either the last participating caller in the conference call disconnects or the Conference Center Coordinator terminates the call. If the computed charge includes a fraction of a cent, the fraction is rounded to the nearest whole cent.

           

1.         Usage Charges.

 

U.S. Mainland Billing Center Rates

For Dial-Out or Toll-Free Usage rates, transport is included and a country or countries are designated in Origination and/or Termination as applicable. For other usage, transport is additional and charged by Customer’s local carrier.

Rate Element

Origination Country (Toll-Free, Freephone or Global Access)

Termination Country

(Dial Out)

Rate per minute ($$)

per port

Peak

Off-Peak

Standard Service Usage – Verizon Business Services II and Verizon Business Services III

Dial Out

 

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.500

n/a

Dial Out

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Selected international locations

Standard Per minute per-bridge port usage rates (International Switched Access)

Dial Out

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Guam, CNMI, American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua (Barbuda), Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada (including Carriacou), Jamaica, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent/ Grenadines, Trinidad/ Tobago, and the Turks & Caicos Islands

$0.530

$0.280

Toll-Free Meet Me1

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

 

$0.500

n/a

Toll-Free Meet Me1

Guam

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.530

$0.280

Toll Meet Me

 

 

$0.460

n/a

Voice Services Meet Me

 

 

$0.460

n/a

Canada Dial Out

 

Canada

$0.890

$0.700

Canada Toll-Free Meet Me

Canada

 

$0.890

$0.700

Standard Service Usage – pre-Verizon Business Services II

Dial Out

 

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.560

$0.300

Dial Out

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Selected international locations

Standard Per minute per-bridge port usage rates (International Switched Access)

Dial Out

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Guam, CNMI, American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua (Barbuda), Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada (including Carriacou), Jamaica, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent/ Grenadines, Trinidad/ Tobago, and the Turks & Caicos Islands

$0.530

$0.280

Toll-Free Meet Me1

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

 

$0.560

$0.300

Toll-Free Meet Me1

Guam

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.530

$0.280

Toll Meet Me

 

 

$0.330

$0.280

Voice Services Meet Me

 

 

$0.330

$0.280

Canada Dial Out

 

Canada

$0.890

$0.700

Canada Toll-Free Meet Me

Canada

 

$0.890

$0.700

Premier Service Usage – Verizon Business Services II and Verizon Business Services III

Dial Out

 

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.600

n/a

Dial Out

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Selected international locations

Premier Per minute per-bridge port usage rates (International Switched Access)

Dial Out

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Guam, CNMI, American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua (Barbuda), Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada (including Carriacou), Jamaica, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent/ Grenadines, Trinidad/ Tobago, and the Turks & Caicos Islands

$0.680

$0.490

Toll-Free Meet Me1

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

 

$0.600

n/a

Toll-Free Meet Me1

Guam

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.680

$0.490

Toll Meet Me

 

 

$0.560

n/a

Voice Services Meet Me

 

 

$0.560

n/a

Canada Dial Out

 

Canada

$1.010

$0.830

Canada Toll-Free Meet Me

Canada

 

$1.010

$0.830

Premier Service Usage – pre- Verizon Business Services II

Dial Out

 

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.720

$0.530

Dial Out

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Selected international locations

Premier Per minute per-bridge port usage rates (International Switched Access)

Dial Out

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Guam, CNMI, American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua (Barbuda), Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada (including Carriacou), Jamaica, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent/ Grenadines, Trinidad/ Tobago, and the Turks & Caicos Islands

$0.680

$0.490

Toll-Free Meet Me1

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

 

$0.720

$0.530

Toll-Free Meet Me1

Guam

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.680

$0.490

Toll Meet Me

 

 

$0.510

$0.480

Voice Services Meet Me

 

 

$0.510

$0.480

Canada Dial Out

 

Canada

$1.010

$0.830

Canada Toll-Free Meet Me

Canada

 

$1.010

$0.830

Unattended Service Usage – VBS II and VBS III

Toll-Free Meet Me1

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.155

n/a

Toll Meet Me

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.115

n/a

Canada Toll-Free Meet Me

Canada

 

$0.790

$0.590

Unattended Service Usage – Verizon Business Services I

Toll-Free Meet Me1

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.175

n/a

Toll Meet Me

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.175

n/a

Canada Toll-Free Meet Me

Canada

 

$0.790

$0.590

Unattended Service Usage – pre- Verizon Business Services

Toll-Free Meet Me1

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.500

$0.260

Toll Meet Me

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.260

$0.250

Voice Services Meet-Me Access

 

 

$0.260

$0.250

Canada Toll-Free Meet Me

Canada

 

$0.790

$0.590

Unattended Service Usage

Dial Out

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Guam, CNMI, American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua (Barbuda), Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada (including Carriacou), Jamaica, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent/Grenadines, Trinidad/Tobago, and the Turks & Caicos Islands

$0.480

$0.280

Toll-Free Meet Me1

Guam

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.480

$0.280

Instant Meeting Service Usage – Verizon Business Services II and Verizon Business Services III

Dial Out

 

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.155

n/a

Dial Out

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Selected international locations

Instant Meeting International Switched Access

Toll-Free Meet Me1

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.155

n/a

Toll Meet Me

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.115

n/a

Canada Toll-Free Meet Me

Canada

 

$0.790

$0.590

Canada Dial Out

 

Canada

$0.790

$0.590

IP Meet-Me Access

For customers who subscribed to Instant Meeting Service prior to July 1, 2009, the applicable rate per-minute, per-port usage charges are the usage charges applicable to Toll Meet-Me Access.

IP Meet-Me Access

For customers who subscribe to Instant Meeting Service after July 1, 2009, the following charges apply:

$0.115

n/a

IP Dial-Out Access

For customers who subscribe to Instant Meeting Service, the following charges apply:

$0.115

n/a

Instant Meeting Service Usage – Verizon Business Services I

Dial Out

 

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.175

n/a

Dial Out

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Selected international locations

Instant Meeting International Switched Access

Toll-Free Meet Me1

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.175

n/a

Toll Meet Me

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.175

n/a

Toll Meet Me – IP Access

 

 

n/a

n/a

Canada Toll-Free Meet Me

Canada

 

$0.790

$0.590

Canada Dial Out

 

Canada

$0.790

$0.590

Instant Meeting Service Usage – pre-Verizon Business Services

Dial Out

 

U.S. Mainland

$0.500

$0.260

Dial Out

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Selected international locations

Instant Meeting International Switched Access

Toll-Free Meet Me1

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.500

$0.260

Toll Meet Me

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.260

$0.250

Voice Services Meet-Me Access

 

 

$0.260

$0.250

Canada Toll-Free Meet Me

Canada

 

$0.790

$0.590

Canada Dial Out

 

Canada

$0.790

$0.590

Instant Meeting Service Usage

Dial Out

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Guam, CNMI, American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua (Barbuda), Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada (including Carriacou), Jamaica, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent/ Grenadines, Trinidad/ Tobago, and the Turks & Caicos Islands

$0.480

$0.280

Toll-Free Meet Me1

Guam

U.S. Mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands

$0.480

$0.280

 

1     For Toll-Free Meet-Me Access conference calls which originate outside the U.S. Mainland, Global Access Charges set forth below apply.

 

In those countries where Universal International Freephone Number (UIFN) Conferencing Access is available and terminate in the U.S. Mainland, Customer also may avail itself of the following per minute per-bridge port usage charges:  UIFN Per-minute per-bridge port usage rates

 

 

2.         Instant Meeting MRCs: In addition to the Usage Charges set forth above, the following MRCs apply for Instant Meeting Service, based on the number of ports to which Customer subscribes per month:

 

Number of Ports

MRC

  1 –    20

$0.00

21 –    30

$39.95

31 –    40

$49.95

41 –    50

$59.95

51 –    60

$69.95

61 –    70

$79.95

71 –    80

$89.95

81 –    90

$99.95

91 –  100

$109.95

101 – 500

$149.00

501 – 3000

$249.00

 

3.         Global Access Charges. The following per-minute per-bridge port usage charges apply in the following countries based on availability of service, zone and origination access type. Bridging charges are additional and are priced at Customer’s applicable Toll Meet-Me Access rate per minute. Global Access Transport charges are not eligible for VBS I, VBS II or VBS III discounts.

 

Zone

Originating Access Method

Local Toll

Local Freephone

A

 $0.08

 $0.25

B

Not available

Not available

C

$0.10

$0.35

D

$0.10

$0.35

E

$0.25

$0.40

F

$0.20

 $0.40

G

$0.50

 $0.60

 

4.         Features and Options Charges. See Section III Audio Conferencing Features and Options

 

5.         Conferencing Term Plans. Customers may subscribe to Audio Conferencing under a Conferencing Term Plan with annual volume and term commitment as follows.

 

Conferencing Term Plan F. This plan is not available to new Customers. Unless otherwise specified, no other discounts will apply to Audio Conferencing.

 

6.         Optional Calling Plans. Customer may subscribe to service under the following optional Calling Plans:

 

6.1 Audio Conferencing Optional Calling Plan 1

6.2 Audio Conferencing Optional Calling Plan 2

 

7.         Other Charges

 

7.1       Cancellation Charges. The following per reserved bridge port charges will apply for each pre-scheduled conference call either cancelled by the Customer within 30 minutes of the scheduled conference call time or during which fewer than two bridge ports participate, based on call type:

 

Call Type

Charge

Conferencing Calling
$3.50

Net Conferencing

$5.00

 

7.2       Overbook. A $3.50 overbook charge will apply to each unused, reserved bridge port after the first 50 unused bridge ports per completed Conferencing Calling call.

 

7.3       CCRC and FUSF apply except for the following features:

 

• Audio Streaming and Replay

• Instant Replay

• Instant Replay Plus

 

7.4       Customer Support Services charges apply.

7.5       Paper Invoice Charge applies.

7.6       Property Tax Recovery Charge applies.

7.7       Convenience Payment Charge applies.

7.8.      Administrative Expense Fee applies.

 

IV.        TERMS AND CONDITIONS: In addition to the Online Master Terms - Terms and Conditions of Service, the following terms and conditions apply.

 

1.         On Line Password for Access to Audio Conferencing and CPNI. At the time Audio Conferencing service is established, Company will provide Customer’s designated billing point of contact with an authorization code (Password), which Customer and the billing point of contact may use to access Audio Conferencing and obtain information about Customer’s Audio Conferencing service on line that may include Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI). CPNI may include information about the quantity, technical configuration, type, destination, location, and amount of use of Audio Conferencing by the Customer and related billing information, to the extent such information is provided on line by Company as part of Audio Conferencing. Company will not provide the Password relying on biographical or account data of Customer or Customer personnel and will rely on Customer’s designation of its billing point of contact as authentication by the Customer of the person authorized to access Customer’s Audio Conferencing service and CPNI. Customer agrees that the billing point of contact is also authorized to disclose the Password, for Audio Conferencing and CPNI access, to other personnel of Customer and that such personnel are authorized by Customer to access the Audio Conferencing and CPNI. Customer will be solely responsible for use and disclosure of the Password by Customer personnel. Customer will upon reasonable request provide to Company the identity and contact information for the billing point of contact and such other personnel authorized by the Customer to access the Audio Conferencing and CPNI using the Password. Customer agrees to cooperate with Company’s reasonable authentication and security procedures for access to CPNI, including, without limitation, Password resets and re-authentication of billing points of contact or such other personnel.

 

2.         Verizon Access.  Verizon personnel will have access to Customer Conferences and recordings of Conferences to perform requested services, such as operator or technical assistance, and for service quality purposes.

 

3.         Maintenance Interruptions. Verizon may interrupt Customer’s Audio Conferencing service for scheduled or emergency maintenance or as otherwise set forth in Customer’s agreement.

 

4.         Protected Health Information (“PHI”).  In connection with Audio Conferencing, Company does not create, receive, maintain, or store PHI as defined in the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009.  Audio Conferencing is not equipped to store or otherwise maintain such PHI.  Therefore, although it is possible for Customer to record PHI via an Audio Conferencing recording feature, Customer agrees that neither it nor its Participants will use Audio Conferencing to engage in such recording or store PHI.  To the extent this prohibition is violated, Customer is fully responsible for the consequences.

 

V.         DEFINITIONS: The Online Definitions apply.