This is a list of selected residential ISDN tariffs. The list
compares tariffs among various local exchange telephone companies,
based upon three different usage levels, plus the cost of a nailed
up line. All tariffs are reported before the Subscriber Line
Charge (SLC).
Company/State | 50 2b
/100 b | 100 2b
/ 200 b | 200 2b
/ 400 b | Nailed Up |
Bell Atlantic | ||||
Delaware (under appeal) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Maryland | 48 | 74 | 106 | 236 |
Washington, DC (Recommendation of the OPC) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
New Jersey (Recommendation of the Division of Ratepayer Advocate) | 20 | 30 | 49 | 144 |
NATCO | ||||
Arkansas | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Roseville | ||||
California | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Ameritech | ||||
Michigan | 33 | 36 | 44 | 30 |
Ohio | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Wisconsin | 33 | 38 | 45 | 27 |
Illinois A | 27 | 29 | 34 | 24 |
Illinois B | 30 | 32 | 37 | 27 |
Illinois C | 33 | 36 | 41 | 31 |
Indiana | 195 | 298 | 505 | 1,651 |
PacBell | ||||
California (Present tariff, 30 percent of usage during peak hours) | 43 | 61 | 98 | 283 |
California (Proposed tariff, all usage in off peak hours, half at each off peak rate) | 25 | 25 | 93 | NA |
SBC | ||||
Texas (Tariff was contested by PUC Staff) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
Arkansas (Tariff wasn't contested by PUC Staff) | 88 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
US West | ||||
New Mexico (on appeal) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
Washington (Rate hike was opposed) | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
Bell South | ||||
Alabama | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
Florida | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
Georgia | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
Kentucky | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Louisiana | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
Mississippi | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
North Carolina | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 |
South Carolina | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 |
Tennessee (Rates were contested) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
NYNEX | ||||
Connecticut | 161 | 301 | 581 | 2,104 |
Maine | 181 | 332 | 633 | 2,198 |
Mass, 617-508 | 124 | 221 | 414 | 1,415 |
Mass, 413 | 91 | 154 | 280 | 928 |
New Hampshire - A | 207 | 389 | 753 | 2,625 |
New Hampshire - B | 267 | 510 | 995 | 3,492 |
New York | 161 | 301 | 581 | 2,104 |
Rhode Island | 123 | 221 | 417 | 1,412 |
Vermont | 114 | 171 | 285 | 887 |
* Usage is based upon the following assumptions. Except for the nailed up lines, time online is divided as follows: from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. 30 percent, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 10 percent, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. 35 percent and fr
om 11 p.m. to 7 am and weekends, 25 percent. When there are per call charges, we assumed 1 call per hour. A month is 4.3 weeks, or 722.4 hours. |