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Issued: October 4, 2007 Effective: October 5, 2007

Issued under the authority of the Michigan Public Service Commission Order dated December 22, 1992 in Case No. U-10064.

By: Calvin E. Matthews, Vice President, 397 US 41 N, Carney, Michigan 49812-0086, [email protected]

Upper Peninsula Telephone Company 1st Revised Sheet No. 1 MPSC Tariff No. 1R - Preface Cancels Original Sheet No. 1

INTRASTATE – MICHIGAN TARIFFS

MPSC No. 1R Primary Basic Local Exchange Service (C) STATEMENT: No rates, in part or entirely, are governed by franchises. The tariff listed above comprises the Rates, Charges and Regulations governing the furnishing of Primary (C) Basic Local Exchange Service of Upper Peninsula Telephone Company in the State of Michigan and is on file with the Michigan Public Service Commission.

Michigan Public Commission

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Upper Peninsula Telephone Company 4th Revised Sheet No. 2 MPSC Tariff No. 1R - Preface Cancels 3rd Revised Sheet No. 2

GENERAL SUBJECT INDEX

Subject Sheet Number Preface 1-2 Title Page 1 Table of Contents Checklist 2-3 Subject Index 4-5 Application and General Provisions 6 Index of Exchanges 7-9 Local Calling Areas and Rates 10-13 (C) Exchange Service Area Maps 29-48 Exchange Boundary Descriptions 49-68 (D) Service Charges 71-72 (D) Application of Boundary Descriptions 75 Lifeline Service 78-79.1 (D) Universal Service Support for Libraries and Schools 81


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Upper Peninsula Telephone Company 1st Revised Sheet No. 1 MPSC Tariff No. 1R Cancels Original Sheet No. 1

Schedule of Rates and Charges

and

Regulations Governing (C)

PRIMARY BASIC LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE (C)

Applying in the exchanges of this company, in Michigan, as designated in the Subject Index in M.P.S.C. Tariff No. 1R.


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Upper Peninsula Telephone Company 19th

Revised Sheet No. 2MPSC Tariff No. 1R Cancels 18

thRevised Sheet No. 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS CHECK LIST

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Revised Preface Sheet No. 1 Effective October 5, 20074

thRevised Preface Sheet No. 2 Effective October 5, 2007

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Revised Sheet No. 1 Effective October 5, 200719

thRevised Sheet No. 2 Effective November 11, 2017

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Revised Sheet No. 3 Effective November 11, 20172

ndRevised Sheet No. 4 Effective January 1, 2008

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ndRevised Sheet No. 6 Effective October 5, 2007

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Revised Sheet No. 7 Effective December 21, 20011

stRevised Sheet No. 8 Effective December 21, 2001

Original Sheet No. 9 Effective March 22, 19937

thRevised Sheet No. 10 Effective October 5, 2007

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Revised Sheet No. 11 Effective January 1 20087


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1st

Revised Sheet No. 28.1 Effective October 5, 20071

stRevised Sheet No. 28.2 Effective October 5, 2007

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Revised Sheet No. 28.3 Effective October 5, 2007Original Sheet No. 29 Effective March 22, 1993Original Sheet No. 30 Effective March 22, 1993Original Sheet No. 31 Effective March 22, 1993Original Sheet No. 32 Effective March 22, 19931

stRevised Sheet No. 33 Effective January 1, 2008

Original Sheet No. 34 Effective March 22, 1993Original Sheet No. 35 Effective March 22, 1993Original Sheet No. 36 Effective March 22, 1993Original Sheet No. 37 Effective March 22, 1993Original Sheet No. 38 Effective March 22, 19931





Issued: November 10, 2017 Effective: November 11, 2017

Issued under the authority of Commission’s Order dated December 22, 1992 in Case No. U-10064and Commission’s Order dated April 17, 2012 in Case No. U-17019

By:Bruce Moore, President, 397 US 41 N, Carney, Michigan 49812-0086, 906-639-5000

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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHECK LIST

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Revised Sheet No. 43 Effective December 21, 2001Original Sheet No. 44 Effective March 22, 1993Original Sheet No. 45 Effective March 22, 1993Original Sheet No. 46 Effective March 22, 1993Original Sheet No. 47 Effective March 22, 1993Original Sheet No. 48 Effective March 22, 1993Original Sheet No. 49 Effective March 22, 1993Original Sheet No. 50 Effective March 22, 1993Original Sheet No. 51 Effective March 22, 1993Original Sheet No. 52 Effective March 22, 19931









stRevised Sheet No. 69 Effective October 5, 2007

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Revised Sheet No. 70 Effective October 5, 2007Original Sheet No. 71 Effective March 22, 19931


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stRevised Sheet No. 76 Effective May 5, 1997

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Revised Sheet No. 77 Effective May 5, 19977

thRevised Sheet No. 78 Effective July 31, 2017

Original Sheet No. 78.1 Effective July 31, 20175

thRevised Sheet No. 79 Effective July 31, 2014

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Revised Sheet No. 79.1 Effective July 31, 20141


Original Sheet No. 81 Effective December 6, 1999

Issued: November 10, 2017 Effective: November 11, 2017

Issued under the authority of Commission’s Order dated December 22, 1992 inCase No. U-10064 and Commission’s Order dated April 17, 2012 in Case No. U-17019

By: Bruce Moore, President, 397 US 41 N, Carney, Michigan 49812-0086, 906-639-5000

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Tariff Received

Issued: December 28, 2007 Effective: January 1, 2008



Upper Peninsula Telephone Company 2nd Revised Sheet No. 4 MPSC Tariff No. 1R Cancels 1st Revsed Sheet No. 4

SUBJECT INDEX

Sheet Number Subject 6 Application and General Provisions 75 Application of Boundary Designations Exchange Boundary Descriptions 49 Amble 50 Carney 51 Chester 52 Donken (D) 54 Drummond Island 55 Faithorn 56 Felch 57 Fence River 58 Grace Harbor 59 Lake Gogebic 60 Manistee River 61 Marenisco 62 Michigamme Forest 63 North Land o’ Lakes 64 Rexton 65 Scott Point 66 Smokey Lake 67 Wallace 68 Watson Exchange Service Area Maps 29 Amble 30 Carney 31 Chester 32 Donken (D) 34 Drummond Island 35 Faithorn 36 Felch 37 Fence River 38 Grace Harbor 39 Lake Gogebic 40 Manistee River 41 Marenisco 42 Michigamme Forest 43 North Land o’ Lakes 44 Rexton 45 Scott Point 46 Smokey Lake


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Upper Peninsula Telephone Company 2nd Revised Sheet No. 5 MPSC Tariff No. 1R Cancels 1st Revised Sheet No. 5

SUBJECT INDEX

Sheet Number Subject Exchange Service Area Maps (Continued) 47 Wallace 48 Watson 6 Explanation of Symbols 7-9 Index of Exchanges Lifeline Service 78 Description 78-79 Regulations 79 Monthly Rate 79 Link-Up Program (D)

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(D) Primary Basic Local Exchange Service (N) 10 General │ 11-12 Local Calling Areas │ 13 Rates (N) (D)

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(D) 71-72 Service Charges (C) 4-5 Subject index 2-3 Table of Contents Check List 1 Title Page


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Upper Peninsula Telephone Company 2nd Revised Sheet No. 6 MPSC Tariff No. 1R Cancels 1st Revised Sheet No. 6

PRIMARY BASIC LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE

APPLICATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

A. APPLICATION 1. This tariff applies to the Primary Basic Local Exchange Service of the Upper Peninsula (C) Telephone Company – hereinafter referred to as the Telephone Company or Company – │ in exchanges in Michigan as designated herein. (C) 2. Primary Basic Local Exchange Service is that of furnishing facilities for telephone (C) intercommunication between customers within a Local Calling Area. (C) 3. The provision of service is subject to regulations specified in the M.P.S.C. tariffs of the Telephone Company, which tariffs as they now exist or as they may be revised, added to, or supplemented by superseding issues are hereby made a part of this tariff. B. EXPLANANTION OF SYMBOLS (C) Signifies a changed regulation. (D) Signifies a discontinued rate, treatment or regulation. (I) Signifies an increased rate or new treatment resulting in an increased rate. (N) Signifies a new rate, treatment or regulation. (R) Signifies a reduced rate or new treatment resulting in a reduced rate. (M) Signifies a moved rate, treatment or regulation. (C)


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Upper Peninsula Telephone Company 7th Revised Sheet No. 10 MPSC Tariff No. 1R Cancels 6th Revised Sheet No. 10


DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE

A. GENERAL (M) │

Primary Basic Local Exchange Service (PBLES) is available for residential customers only. │ │ The Local Calling Area for PBLES is that set forth for each exchange in B., below. │ │ PBLES entitles Customer to 12,000 outgoing minutes per month in local calling, and 100 outgoing │ calls per month in local calling. PBLES provides unlimited incoming local calls. Charges for calls │ in excess of 12,000 are set forth in C., below. │

│ The Company will measure conversation minutes from the time the Company’s switching equipment │ receives answer supervision to the earlier of when the Company’s switch receives disconnection │ supervision from its own switch or from the terminating switch. The Company will measure │ conversation minutes to the next higher whole minute per call, and will not include non-conversation │ time related to local calls. No minutes or calls are carried forward from month to month. The │ Company will not provide call record detail in Customer’s monthly bill. The Company will provide │ call record detail, at Customer’s request, at a charge $5.00 for each month requested. │ │ PBLES provides voice communication only. Customers who use PBLES for data communication │ will be notified of the need to switch to another calling plan that includes data calling. │ │ PBLES is a stand-alone service that does not include any unregulated features. A Customer │ desiring to subscribe to PBLES must notify the Company. │ │ Only one PBLES line will be provided to an address. │ │ A person with disabilities or who is voluntarily providing a service for an organization classified by │ the Internal Revenue Service as a § 501(c)(3) or (19) organization, or a person who provides a │ service for a congressionally chartered veterans organization or their duly authorized foundations, is │ exempt from the 100 calls per month limitation. (M)

Calls made to a telephone number with an NPA NXX that is associated with the rate center that is (N) within the customer’s local calling area are local calls regardless of the physical location of the │ called party. (N)


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DISCRIPTION OF SERVICE (CONT’D)

B. LOCAL CALLING AREAS The Local Calling Area for PBLES is set forth below and its determined with reference to the home

exchange to which Customer’s local access line is assigned. The Local Calling Area includes all stations bearing the designation of a central office of the following exchanges: Home Exchange Local Calling Area

AMBLE AMBLE, CORAL, HOWARD CITY, LAKEVIEW, MORLEY CARNEY BARK RIVER, CARNEY, ESCANABA, FAITHORN, HERMANSVILLE, POWERS, STEPHENSON, WALLACE CHESTER CHESTER, GAYLORD, GRAYLING, LEWISTON DONKEN ALSTON, CHASSEL, DONKEN, HOUGHTON, MASS, (D) ONTONAGON, TAPIOLA (D) DRUMMOND ISLAND CEDARVILLE, DRUMMOND ISLAND, DETOUR, KINROSS, PICKFORD, ST. IGNACE, SAULT STE. MARIE FAITHORN CARNEY, FAITHORN, HERMANSVILLE, NORWAY FELCH BARK RIVER, CHANNING, CORNELL, FELCH, GWINN, HERMANSVILLE, IRON MOUNTAIN, MICHIGAMME FOREST, NORWAY, POWERS, REPUBLIC, WATSON FENCE RIVER AMASA, CHANNING, CRYSTAL FALLS, FENCE RIVER, L’ANSE, MICHIGAMME, REPUBLIC, WATTON GRACE HARBOR CHEBOYGAN, GRACE HARBOR, ONAWAY, ROGERS CITY LAKE GOGEBIC BERGLAND, BRUCE CROSSING, EWEN, LAKE GOGEBIC, MARENISCO, WATERSMEET MANISTEE RIVER GRAYLING, HIGGINS LAKE, KALKASKA, LAKE OF THE NORTH, MANCELONA, MANISTEE RIVER, MOORSETOWN, SOUTH BOARDMAN MARENISCO BERGLAND, BESSEMER, BRUCE CROSSING, IRONWOOD, LAKE GOGEBIC, MARENISCO, WAKEFIELD, WATERSMEET


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DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE (CONT’D)

B. LOCAL CALLING AREAS (CONT’D) (M) │

Home Exchange Local Calling Area │ │ MICHIGAMME FOREST GWINN, ISHPEMING, MICHIGAMME FOREST, NEGAUNEE, │ REPUBLIC, FELCH, WATSON │ │ NORTH LAND O’LAKES EAGLE RIVER (WISCONSIN), GOLDEN LAKE, │ LAND O’LAKES (WISCONSIN), │ NORTH LAND O’LAKES (MICHIGAN), SMOKY LAKE, │ WATERSMEET │ │ REXTON BREVORT, ECKERMAN, ENGADINE, HULBERT, NEWBERRY, │ REXTON, TROUT LAKE │ │ SCOTT POINT ENGADINE, GULLIVER, SCOTT POINT │ │ SMOKY LAKE EAGLE RIVER (WISCONSIN), GOLDEN LAKE, IRON RIVER, │ NORTH LAND O’LAKES, PHELPS (WISCONSIN), SMOKY LAKE │ │ WALLACE CARNEY, ESCANABA, MENOMINEE, STEPHENSON, WALLACE │ │ WATSON CORNELL, FELCH, GWINN, MICHIGAMME FOREST, ROCK, │ WATSON (M)


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DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE (CONT’D)

C. RATES (M) │

The monthly rates for PBLES are determined by the home exchange to which Customer’s access line │ is assigned, as set forth below. │ │ Home Exchange Per Line Per Month │ │ Amble $23.41 │ Carney $23.41 │ Chester $23.41 │ Donken $23.41 │ Drummond Island $23.41 │ Faithorn $23.41 │ Felch $23.41 │ Fence River $23.41 │ Grace Harbor $23.41 │ Lake Gogebic $23.41 │ Manistee River $23.41 │ Marenisco $23.41 │ Michigamme Forest $23.41 │ North Land o’ Lakes $23.41 │ Rexton $23.41 │ Scott Point $23.41 │ Smoky Lake $23.41 │ Wallace $23.41 │

Watson $23.41 │ │ │ Outgoing calls in excess of 100 in a month will incur a charge of $0.084 per call. │ │ Outgoing conversation minutes in excess of 12,000 in a month will incur a charge of $0.05 per minute. │ This rate is unregulated. The Company lists such rates in accordance with § 402 of the Michigan │ Telecommunications Act, as amended by 2005 PA 235. (M)


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Reserved for future use. (N)

(M) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ (M)

[Material formerly contained on this page is now contained on Sheet Nos. 11-13.]


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(M) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ (M)



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Upper Peninsula Telephone Company 8th Revised Sheet No. 26 MPSC Tariff No. 1 Cancels 7th Revised Sheet No. 26


(M) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ (M)



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Upper Peninsula Telephone Company 1st Revised Sheet No. 28.1 MPSC Tariff No. 1R Cancels Original Sheet No. 28.1


(M) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ (M)

[Material formerly contained on this page is now contained in MPSC Tariff No. 3U.]


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(M) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ (M)

[Material formerly contained on this page is now contained on Sheet No. 10.]


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(M) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ (M)

[Material formerly contained on this page is now contained on Sheet No. 13.]


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Upper Peninsula Telephone Company 1st Revised Sheet No. 33 MPSC Tariff No. 1R Cancels Origianal Sheet No. 33


(D)

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Upper Peninsula Telephone Company 1st Revised Sheet No. 53 MPSC Tariff No. 1R Cancels Origianal Sheet No. 53


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Upper Peninsula Telephone Company 1st Revised Sheet No. 69 MPSC Tariff No. 1R Replaces Original Sheet No. 69 Reserved for future use. (N)

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Upper Peninsula Telephone Company 1st Revised Sheet No. 70 MPSC Tariff No. 1R Replaces Original Sheet No. 70 Reserved for future use. (N)

(D) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ (D)


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Upper Peninsula Telephone Company 1st Revised Sheet No. 72 MPSC Tariff No. 1R Cancels Original Sheet No. 72

PRIMARY BASIC LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE (C)

SERVICE CHARGES

B. APPLICATION OF CHARGES (Continued) 4. Service Charge apply for new or additional service or changes in service on each service order which requires the activity or work as indicated below. Item Service Charge Establishment of Service* New Account Per Order $15.00 Existing Account Per Order $ 7.50 Line Connection Per Line $ 9.38 Central office work involving establishment of or work on main line, and work on outside facilities Premise Visit* Per Premise or Same Continuous Property $12.50

* The Establishment of Service charge and Premise Visit charge are in addition to Installation

charges specified elsewhere in the tariff. “Nonrecurring Charges” specified elsewhere in the tariff are in addition to service charges.


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Upper Peninsula Telephone Company 1st Revised Sheet No. 73 MPSC Tariff No. 1R Replaces Original Sheet No. 73

Reserved for future use. (N) (D) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ (D)


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Reserved for future use. (N) (D) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ (D)


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LOCAL TELEPHONE EXCHANGE SERVICE

LIFELINE SERVICE

A. DESCRIPTION

1. Lifeline Service applies discounts to monthly recurring rates for qualifying residential customers.These discounts are applied to existing tariffed rates and charges for residential telephone service.

2. In order to be eligible for Lifeline Service a residential customer’s household income must be ator below 150% of the poverty level as determined by the U.S. Department of Health & HumanServices and as approved by the State Treasurer, or the customer must participate in one of thefollowing federal assistance programs:

a. Medicaidb. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - Food stampsc. Supplemental security income (SSI)d. Federal public housing assistance/Section 8e. Low-income home energy assistance program (LIHEAP)f. National school lunch program’s free lunch programg. Temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) aka Family Independence

Programh. Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefit

/1/(N)

3. Other services can be provided with the Lifeline Service at applicable rates and charges.4. Proof of eligibility will be required for all initial applicants and all Lifeline recipients will be

required to re-certify every year.

/1/Effective December 2, 2016, in compliance with the FCC Lifeline and Link UP Reform and Modernization (N)Third Report and Order, Further Report and Order, and Order on Reconsideration, WC Docket No. 11-42 (N)(rel. April 27, 2016) (“Lifeline Reform and Modernization Order”), Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefit (N)is a criterion for the federal Lifeline program. Subscribers qualified under this criterion will receive only the (N)Federal Lifeline discount.

B. REGULATIONS

1. Regulations specified elsewhere in the Company’s tariffs apply to Lifeline Service.2. Lifeline Service is only available with residence services, excluding foreign exchange service.

Lifeline Service is limited to one line per household at the customer’s primary residence.3. A miscellaneous service charge does not apply when Lifeline Service is added or discontinued to

existing service when that is the only work being done.4. a. The discount on the monthly rate for qualified Lifeline customers shall be $11.25. Credits are

applied to the end user’s basic local exchange service. At no time shall the total Lifeline creditexceed the sum of the end user common line charge and the basic local exchange rate. Thediscount on the monthly rate for qualified Lifeline customers 65 years of age or more shall be$12.35. At no time shall the total Lifeline credit exceed the sum of the end user common linechare and the basic local exchange rate. Qualified participants on tribal lands will receive, inaddition to the discounts listed above, an additional federal approved reduction of up to$25.00 applied to the monthly local service rate.

Issued: July 28, 2017 Effective: July 31, 2017


By: Bruce Moore, President, 397 US 41 N, Carney, Michigan 49812-0086, 906.639.5000

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Tariff Received

Upper Peninsula Telephone Company Original Sheet No. 78.1MPSC Tariff No. 1R

LOCAL TELEPHONE EXCHANGE SERVICE

LIFELINE SERVICE

b. The Company will provide, at the qualifying customer’s option, toll blocking service at nocharge. Toll blocking is defined as a central office service that restricts access to the network.Toll blocking is provided where facilities permit and will not allow 1+, 0+, )-, 101XXXX, 900, orinterzone calls to be completed. Toll blocking does not restrict local calls, calls to intraNPAdirectory assistance, telephone repair service, 911, or calls to 800 or 950 numbers.

c. The Company will not require a service deposit in order to initiate Lifeline Service if thequalifying customer voluntarily elects toll blocking service.

Issued: July 28, 2017 Effective: July 31, 2017


By: Bruce Moore, President, 397 US 41 N, Carney, Michigan 49812-0086, 906.639.5000

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Reserved for future use. (N) (D) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ (D)


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