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PART 4 - Exchange Access Services Original Sheet 1
SECTION 3 - Foreign Type Exchange Services
1. FOREIGN EXCHANGE SERVICE - BUSINESS
A. General Regulations
Foreign Exchange service provides a telephone number and dial tone from an exchange other
than the exchange which would normally provide telephone service to the subscriber.
1. Applicability
Applicable to business foreign exchange service within Pacific Bell exchanges and district areas
and Foreign Exchange service provided from a Connecting Company.
2. Territory
Within Pacific Bell exchanges or district areas contiguous and noncontiguous to the foreign
exchange or district areas as exchanges or district areas are defined on maps filed as part of
the schedules.
Within Pacific Bell exchanges or district areas contiguous and noncontiguous to the Connecting
Company foreign exchange or district areas as shown in H.3. following and as defined on maps
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filed as part of the tariff schedules or Guidebook.
3. Definitions
a. Contiguous Exchange or District Area
Contiguous exchange or district area service contemplates service furnished between:
(1) Two exchanges that are contiguous, and that are not divided into district areas
(2) A district area of an exchange and a contiguous exchange that is not divided into
district areas
(3) A district area of one exchange and a contiguous district area of another exchange
(4) Two district areas of one exchange which are contiguous to each other
/1/ Refer to Connecting Company tariffs as appropriate.
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PART 4 - Exchange Access Services Original Sheet 2
SECTION 3 - Foreign Type Exchange Services
1. FOREIGN EXCHANGE SERVICE - BUSINESS (cont'd)
A. General Regulations (cont'd)
3. Definitions (cont'd)
b. Foreign Exchange or District Area
Foreign exchange or district area means the exchange or district area from which the service
is rendered.
c. Local Exchange or District Area
Local exchange or district area means the exchange or district area in which the primary
station is located.
d. Local Service Area
(1) The serving exchange determines the local service area.
(2) Local and Extended Service
Rates for local and extended service furnished from Pacific Bell Telephone Company
exchanges comprehend service without additional charges as set forth in Guidebook,
Part 4, Section 1 and Part 4, Section 2.
Rates for local or extended service furnished from a Connecting Company exchange
comprehend service without additional charge, as set forth in the tariff provisions of the
Connecting Company which indicates the local service areas.
(3) Reserved
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PART 4 - Exchange Access Services Original Sheet 3
SECTION 3 - Foreign Type Exchange Services
1. FOREIGN EXCHANGE SERVICE - BUSINESS (cont'd)
A. General Regulations (cont'd)
3. Definitions (cont’d)
e. Noncontiguous Exchange or District Area.
Noncontiguous exchange or district area service contemplates service furnished between:
(1) Two exchanges that are noncontiguous
(2) Two district areas of one exchange which are noncontiguous to each other
Foreign Exchange Service furnished between an exchange and a noncontiguous district
area of a contiguous exchange will be furnished under the same conditions as service
furnished between two noncontiguous exchanges.
f. Remote Island Area (RIA)
A specified geographical area surrounded by unfiled territory, that is served and rated from
and is considered a part of a designated exchange.
g. Terminals
“Terminals,” as used in Rates and Charges, means the stations or station and PBX attendant
position between which the off-premises line is connected.
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PART 4 - Exchange Access Services Original Sheet 4
SECTION 3 - Foreign Type Exchange Services
1. FOREIGN EXCHANGE SERVICE - BUSINESS (cont'd)
A. General Regulations (cont'd)
4. Limitations or Special Conditions
a. Foreign Exchange Service Extended into a Different LATA
The offering of Foreign Exchange service crossing a LATA boundary is limited to customers of
record as of January 30, 1985. Existing customers may continue with their present service
until such time as the service is disconnected. A move or change to another location will
terminate this grandfathered status. Supersedures are not allowed.
b. Intercompany Foreign Exchange
(1) Foreign Exchange provided from a Connecting Company is dependent upon the availability
of facilities from that Company.
(2) Flat rate service in connection with foreign exchange service will be in accordance with the
tariff or Guidebook provisions of the foreign exchange from which service is rendered.
(3) In addition to the basic exchange services, foreign exchange station service, mileage and
usage rates contained in these tariff or Guidebook schedules, other rates and charges for
optional services may apply from Connecting Companies. Such optional services, will be
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provided in accordance with the tariff provisions of the Connecting Company .
c. Remote Island Areas
Foreign Exchange service will not be offered from a remote island area (RIA).
d. Business customers in Pacific Bell Telephone Company territory who generate high volume,
inbound, number specific calling patterns as a result of their media triggers, may be assigned
telephone numbers from a central office other than their normal serving central office,
exclusively at the discretion of the Company with the concurrence of the customer. Such
arrangements will be without the application of foreign exchange or foreign prefix charges.
However, at the customer’s request, the Company will provide a different high volume prefix, at
applicable foreign exchange and/or foreign prefix rates.
/1/ Pacific Bell Telephone Company may bill for such services on behalf of the Connecting Company.
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PART 4 - Exchange Access Services Original Sheet 5
SECTION 3 - Foreign Type Exchange Services
1. FOREIGN EXCHANGE SERVICE - BUSINESS (cont'd)
A. General Regulations (cont'd)
5. Services
a. Except as otherwise provided in these regulations.
Services furnished in the local exchange or district area will be available in connection with
foreign exchange service in accordance with the tariff or Guidebook provisions of the local
exchange or district area for the particular classification of service furnished.
Foreign exchange service will be furnished subject to the same regulations as to the use of the
service by other than the customer or their representatives which are applicable in connection
with other classifications of customer's telephone service.
b. PBX Systems
(1) PBX systems connected for foreign exchange trunk service but not connected for service
from the local exchange and extension service provided in connection with individual
foreign exchange service, will be furnished in accordance with the tariff or Guidebook
provisions of the foreign exchange for the particular classifications of service furnished.
(2) PBX systems connected for foreign exchange trunk service and connected for service from
the local exchange will be furnished in accordance with the tariff or Guidebook provisions of
the local exchange for the particular classification of service furnished.
c. Extension services, PBX Stations, Telephone Answering Equipment Stations and Secretarial
Line Extensions of Trunk Lines - Contiguous Exchanges.
(1) Business Service
Business extension services, PBX stations, telephone answering equipment stations and
secretarial line extensions of trunk lines will be installed at the Company's local loop
demarcation point only on a premises of the same customer, except as otherwise provided
in (2) following.
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PART 4 - Exchange Access Services Original Sheet 6
SECTION 3 - Foreign Type Exchange Services
1. FOREIGN EXCHANGE SERVICE - BUSINESS (cont'd)
A. General Regulations (cont'd)
5. Services (cont’d)
c. Extension services, PBX Stations, Telephone Answering Equipment Stations and Extension
of Trunk Lines - Contiguous Exchanges (cont'd)
(1) Business Service (cont’d)
The customer shall be responsible for the installation and maintenance of any inside wire
and standard jack(s) conforming to Part 68, Subpart F, of the FCC's Rules and
Regulations associated with non-key and non-switching system services for simple
Individual Line Services.
(2) General
Extension services in connection with individual line primary stations and secretarial line
extensions of trunk lines terminating on telephone answering equipment, served from a
dial central office will be installed at the Company's local loop demarcation point on a
premises of a different customer for answering purposes only and will be equipped to
prevent outgoing calls.
Customers for whom an extension service, PBX station, telephone answering equipment
station or secretarial line extension of a trunk line is installed in a contiguous foreign
exchange area are not required to take service of the exchange from which service
normally would be rendered on the premises on which such services are located.
Mileage rates as set forth in Guidebook, Part 8, Section 8 are applicable to off-premises
extension services, PBX stations, telephone answering equipment stations and secretarial
line extensions of trunk lines in addition to the rates applicable for such services.
d. The tariff or Guidebook provisions of the local exchange or district area applicable to mileage
rates and service charges will apply in connection with foreign exchange service. Labor and
supplemental equipment beyond the Company's local loop demarcation point are the
responsibility of the customer.
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PART 4 - Exchange Access Services Original Sheet 7
SECTION 3 - Foreign Type Exchange Services
1. FOREIGN EXCHANGE SERVICE - BUSINESS (cont'd)
A. General Regulations (cont'd)
5. Services (cont'd)
e. Additional listings and lines of information will be furnished to foreign exchange customers in
local or foreign directories in accordance with the tariff or Guidebook provisions in effect for the
directory containing the additional listing or line of information.
f. Joint user service is applicable and will be furnished upon application by the customer subject to
the rate set forth in this schedule and the regulations in Guidebook, Part 4, Section 5.
g. Measured Rate Service and toll rates in connection with foreign exchange service will be in
accordance with the tariff or Guidebook provisions of the foreign exchange or district area from
which service is rendered.
h. Reserved
i. Reserved
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PART 4 - Exchange Access Services Original Sheet 8
SECTION 3 - Foreign Type Exchange Services
1. FOREIGN EXCHANGE SERVICE - BUSINESS (cont'd)
A. General Regulations (cont'd)
5. Services (cont’d)
i. Reserved
j. Reserved
k. Foreign exchange service customers are not required to take service of the exchange from
which service normally would be rendered.
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PART 4 - Exchange Access Services Original Sheet 9
SECTION 3 - Foreign Type Exchange Services
1. FOREIGN EXCHANGE SERVICE - BUSINESS (cont'd)
A. General Regulations (cont'd)
6. Application of Mileage Rates
a. Foreign Exchange Mileage
(1) Between Contiguous Exchanges or District Areas
Foreign exchange mileage rates as shown in H.2.j.(1) following, are applicable to the airline
distance measured from the customer's primary station or PBX attendant position to the
nearest point on the common boundary of the foreign exchange or district area and the
local exchange or district area.
Foreign exchange service in a remote island area:
Foreign exchange mileage rates as shown in H.2.j.(1) following are applicable to the airline
distance measured from the customer's primary station or PBX attendant position within a
remote island area (RIA) to the nearest point on the boundary of the foreign exchange
contiguous to the RIA's designated host exchange.
(2) Between Noncontiguous Exchange or District Areas
Foreign exchange mileage rates as shown in H.2.j.(2) following, are applicable to the airline
distance between the rate centers of the foreign exchange or district area and the local
exchange or district area as set forth in Guidebook, Part 9, Section 2.
Foreign exchange service in a remote island area:
Foreign exchange mileage rates as shown in H.2.j.(2) following are applicable to the airline
distance between the rate centers of the foreign exchange or district area and the RIA's
designated host exchange.
b. Suburban Mileage
Suburban mileage may be applicable with services involving Connecting Companies. Refer to
Connecting Company tariffs for applicability.
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PART 4 - Exchange Access Services Original Sheet 10
SECTION 3 - Foreign Type Exchange Services
1. FOREIGN EXCHANGE SERVICE - BUSINESS (cont'd)
A. General Regulations (cont'd)
6. Application of Mileage Rates (cont'd)
c. Reserved
d. 911 Emergency Service
For exceptions to the application of foreign exchange mileage rates as applied to 911
Exchange lines refer to Guidebook, Part 8, Section 3.
7. Reserved
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