Ohio Interstate/International Terms of Service

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Interstate Long Distance & International

I understand that my interstate long distance and international long distance telecommunications services that I am requesting will be provided by Clear Rate Communications, Inc. I understand that these services are regulated by the FCC and Clear Rate Communications' Terms of Service available online at www.clearrate.com or by calling customer service at 1-877-877-4799.

I understand that an independent third-party verification system will record my request to switch these services prior to activation

Rates charged for residential and business services are billed on a 24-second minimum, 6-second thereafter basis, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with no variations for holidays, weekdays, or weekends. This includes Direct Dialed 1+ calls to domestic locations. International calls and calling card calls are billed with a one-minute minimum and a 30 second minimum, respectively. A $.52 cent per call charge will be added for calls placed from Public Payphones.

Unlimited Interstate & International Long Distance calling plans provide unlimited long distance for voice calling in the lower US 48 states only. The unlimited calling plans are for voice use only, dial-up, modem and any other data calls are specifically excluded from the unlimited plans. Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands are billed at $0.24 per minute. Per minute long distance rates & plans are only valid for voice calls to the lower US 48 states. Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands are billed at $0.24 per minute.

For service plans that include unlimited Interstate Long Distance the services are available for standard residential/business voice calling only. If it is determined that usage is not consistent with standard residential/business voice applications, such as for Internet access services, commercial facsimile, auto-dialing, telemarketing, or other high-usage use, Clear Rate may suspend, restrict or cancel the customer's Long Distance service without prior notice and assess an additional 4.9 cents per minute charge for these calls. Any usage in excess of 4,000 total minutes per month shall be presumed to be not consistent with voice applications and shall be subject to the conditions above.

I agree that Clear Rate Communications has the right to obtain a current credit report in connection with Clear Rate Communications' review of my application for service, and that Clear Rate Communications has the right to report to others its credit experience with me. Upon my request, Clear Rate Communications will provide me with the name and address of each consumer reporting agency from which Clear Rate Communications obtained a consumer report about me.

There is a One-Year Commitment on Clear Rate Interstate & and International calling. You will be asked to agree to the One-Year Commitment as part of ordering your service with Clear Rate Communications. The penalty for breaking the One-Year Commitment is an Early Termination Fee, which is equivalent to the monthly service charge times the remaining months of the commitment.