SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION li·FELINEITRIBAL LINK UP ADVERTISING/OUTREACH

ANNUAL REPORT

Company:

Address:

JULY 1, 2013

Beresford Municipal Telephone Company

101 N. 3rd Street

Beresford. SO 57004

Telephone number: -=-60=5=-/.:._76=3=--=25=0=-=0'-------------

Company contact: Todd Hansen, General Manager

Study Area Code: =39=-1.:..:6:.....:4:...::;9 ___________ _

Lifeline/Tribal Link Up Advertising/Outreach Activities:

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Advertise in media of general distribution.* (See attached advertisement( s).)

Letter to existing and new customers regarding the availability of Lifeline/ Tribal Link Up.* (See attached letter.)

Company's Lifeline/Tribal Link Up information in directory.

Company's Lifeline/Tribal Link Up information available on Company website. ( www.bmtc.net)

Company's information posted on USAC website.

Other (describe): Posted on public office bulletin board

<:rations, LLC, 2200 E. Hwy 50, Yankton, SD, 57078, or e-mail to

* 1 Bedroom Apt at Evergreen Square, Kary House, Sunview Rent based on income

* 1 Bedroom Apt. at Oakwood $385.00 plus electricity * 2 Bedroom Apt. at Evergreen Square, just remodeled $595.00

no steps, new appliances, walk-in shower, very spacious Equal Housing Opportunity

Contact 763-5349 or Skogen Con1pany, 605-263-3941

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li ve. Visit our website for more information at www.regional­health.com am.l apply on-line.

\ ' ' pick up an application at· · ~ West Cedar, Beresford, S.D 57004

Beresford Municipal Telephone Company Rates and Lifeline and Link Up Program

Beresford Municipal Telephone Company provides basic and enhanced telecommunications services within its servjce area. Basic services are offered at the following r<Hes:

Single Line Residence Service Single Line Business Service Multi Line Business Se1·vice

Local resident and business service includes:

$15.56 $26.06 $29.25

Voice grade access to the public telephone network Single-party flat-rated local service free of per minute charges Dun! tone multi-frequency signaling (touch-tone) service

~ Access to directory assistance services • Access to other operator services

Access LO 911 emergency services Access to interexchange (long distance) services Toll limitation for qualifying low-income consumers

Lifeline and Link Up telephone assistance programs me available for qualifying low-incone sub­scribers. These programs provide for connection and monthly service discounts on telephDne service To qualify, a subscriber must participate in at least one of the following programs or have :1 househol. income that is at or below 135% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines:

Medicaid Supplcmen1al Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps program) Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) National School Lunch (NSL) free lunch program

• Supplemental Security Income (SSl) Federal Public Housing Assistance Low Income Housing Energy Assistance

Toll blocking at no charge and reduced deposits nre also available.

The basic services described above ure offered to all consmners in BMTC's service nrea. Lf you hav( any questions regarding tc.lecommunkation services, please call BMTC's oHice at60.517<i.'l-25()ll.

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rt:Jc ;lilLlllt bi Jl. Tin \'aiver aud credit apply on th e rrwi11 !Jome telephon e iine listed in th e :Jd!l!<' uf rile- el igib le.: klepbon c company 5ub -- cribe r . Li fe liu e s ubscribt-r~ a ls o ma \ r ecci \ t

t'it•d-:'u~ of !on :;: di s tauce calling on their teleph one line at n o ciJarge .

I ird, L p pro\ ides e ligi b le sobs cr ibers "itll r ed uct> d ..:o nn ec t io n charg t'S fo r th eir b:tsic hvmc r<:lt-;~hc, o <- ' t~" icr: Tbis r eduction is 50 p e rceni of a pplicabi e charges or S3tl.OO, \', hi c/Je\ e; ,, :c, ~ Link L-p ah,_) f-Jr O \ ' id~ s ro r d e fe rre d pa \ lllt~ nr of conn ecti o n char·ges \\ ith o ut interest. !r d•,c·s noi cu \er rh e co st of niring insi de: tb e !l o me and is limiidi to o n e lime p .. ~r ll o m.: -~JJ: · c~s pe r _,;u bs c- r il1c> r .

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! ~' pr- rc:ent nf rbL· Feder al Poven: Guid e lin es, _f-lo cut!_lc n rati on is .--equired. \f ore deta ils O!J

U:!~ d t'letnnen rari ou r equiremeut and a ppli c;Hio n fo rms a re :t\·ailah.le :H o ur o ffice a t: Hu r:: ~ t···rd .\lun ic ipa l T elephou e C o rnp a ny: l OJ '\ o rrb _-:;nl Sr red: g,_' rt' sfo nL SO 5 '700-+ .

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Notice to Beresford Municipal Telephone Company Customers ).fay 1, 2012

Lifeline and Toll Blocking support are available from Beresford Municipal Telephone Company. These programs provide discounts to eligible low-income consumers to help them establish and maintain telephone service.

Lifeline assistance lowers the cost of basic, monthly local telephone service. It provides eligible consumers with a credit of $9.25 each month on the basic service portion of the telephone bilL The credit applies on the main home telephone line listed in the name of the eligible telephone company subscriber.

Toll Blocking allows eligible consumers to choose this option at no cost.

Customers are eligible if they participate in one of the follovving programs: Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Federal Public Housing Assistance (FPHA) or Section 8 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), £1k/a Food Stan1ps Medicaid National School Lunch Program's free lunch program Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

In addition, consumers are eligible i.ftheir household income is at or below 135% ofthe Federal poverty· guidelines. Consumers who qualify based on household income must prO\'ide supporting documentation. Please note: income is all income actually received by all members of the household. Income includes salary before deductions for taxes, public assistance benefits, social security payments, pensions, tmemployment compensation, veteran' s benefits, inheritances, alimony, child support payments~ \.Yorker's compensation benefits, gifts & lotte1y winnings. The only exceptions are student financial aid, military housing & cost of living allov,·ances, and ilTegular income from occasional small jobs such as babysitting or lav .. 11

mowing.

If you would like more information or would like to apply for this lOV·i-income assistance, please contact BMTC 763-2500 or stop by our office at 120 E. Main Street.

Toll fraud - cont'd

U.S. CODE. TITLE 18 Section 1343

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>11 owning or navif···g f..Orltrol of r.~ny pipt: .... wires, cables. or· other facilil-ico for ~he .ion of olil!'l, oil, dect:.ricity. w;x~er. wnmlL•tliGat.iOn!'\, o1· other producl'-s or se1vic~0 . bt• rie,J benc;:;rth t.ht: 6twface of t.he q round, inc!udi11g aJ'fi/i"' wi t.hin 1.hc: limit,, of z111y . .Jbdivi,;ion. 0hall rJiv;; wr·itten not. ice tl; ,~reo-f t.o t.hc: office of t-he regi;,tcr o f cl~eti r; in -.; wher·e 1:hc: fac ilit-ies <.1r-e loc<lted.

er- of det:d,; o1· u 1c:h c:ount:y •vhae t he: fac il it-r<% dt~so·i btccl cll'e buried !i'•h••ll e0ta1Ji i$h -nin/.1uniform i ilc: <:>y::.tcm coni .. ai ning t.hc: infonlv:rt:ion fumir,hed by the owner o1· pm·--1 cont.rol of r.IJese ft1cilitieo>.

n int<:ncAing i.e conduct any ll i0(ting. g•·a ... l in~t. lcvr.ling. t:>:(oava:ting, blastin~~- or s imilat· Lrpon the land!> dec..c ·it>c:tJ in the notice S>h;;lll request t he person owning or controi­Lilit.ie-s to acc,vl ately locate; them upon 1:he l;:md whel c ·chey ~we ~? 1 tur.1tt::d. at least ve.r location. nut cl"tmting battJrdr•ys. S mday~>. and legal holidays, before. the. c.nm· 1t of t-he <tC!. ivir-y.

Lifeline, Link Up, and .Toil Limitation Services

and Toll Limit;at ion Service ">uppor-r provide dic•GOllnts t.o eligibll' low-income ,;on· h<~IM establ i!:>h and maintain telt:f'hone. service. Note: T e.le.communicat ions carne. t·~· _ifeline r;uM<Jmer tedel·a!USF fees Otl tht: loca: !;twicce ro··tion of t-he.il" telephot·te !Jill.

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u~ itl('h'm 1y:urvat.itms or t r·i l:>all.:lltrls c::~n re.cc:ive up tu an .'dditiorwi $2':' irt Lifdinc­-t. fh'Y at it:;-lf,t ~li'l frw b,,,;-.ic 1non\.l1 !y Sf. rvicc.

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St•pf•bncnr.al ~'it-:curity :nc:om,; (S~!) Tf,ltlpOr<.u~y A•.siSf.311Gc fo,- ~Jce.dy hunilir'"' ( ft\Nr') Na~Jonal School Lun~;;h Prugram'f, fret: lunch pmgram

jn addition,,.. consumer 111?-Y be eligiblc:: if hi~, o•· ht.r· hou!'>ehold income bat or IJelow '135'7, of tic federal pov<a-ty guidelines.

l·o apl?ly for l ih:li fi iJ, Li nk Up. 1.1 nd TLf; dbcountb. pi east: GOI1ti.lct t:>f:l·ceoford MunicifJ<~ I Tefephonc­Comp<.iny, '101 N. arci, Ber·e.bfm·d. ~)[) W004 or (60b)7E0:?-2500.

Use Of Telephone For Debt, Collection Purposes The Federal Communications Comrr11!'>Sion h.% ref;t:ived informE~tion that ifltcr,;t.;~t.c telephone ~e1'Vic~: :;; being 11 ~-.ed -for collc:ct•on of claimr,d deiJt.!'> 1n w;oys that- are Ot' may be in violtJ~ion of applicable ~ariffs of -~he tclr.phone companie!'> and cdminai st-atut.c.s. Practicer, alleged ir<'lude Lalling at odd ho;r:o of the

day or nigh !:; repeated Galls; call& to fliendl?. neighbor':;, rela1:ive;:;, employers, and childrer;: cl:l iE, maKing a variety ol ~hre:ats; calls asser tmg falsely that. Cl'<"-dit. ra tings will be hurt-: calls falsely sta~ing that

ltJtjal proct:.:.s is about t-o be se1ved: UJI!s dc~nandmg paytnents for amount.s nut o1ved: calls ~o places of employment: and calls misreprer:.t:i1ting t.he te.rm!> antl condition£> of existing or proposc:(l cct1t-r a\.ts. f\lthough many of ~lie:,c C<11h; are place-d on a loc;al vasis, there is 1ncre.jsir1g indica t-ion Hac euch lmpr·oper· praGtkeS> also involve use of inter·st."'t.e toll and Wide .Aro::alelephone Service (WATS~

T arif"s of ti1C: ~e:q:A1o11c: "' ''mp;Jiue,; forbid uf.>e of t.he telephone •· .. . tor a t~aJI or calls, anon)mous or otllcrwi~c. it In a manner re.3f-(il1ab~y t.o be. ~xpcct-t:d t.o -frighu~n. abuse, torment. or h;~r<l55 .ot l'l<:t.her:" or for C>JIIs that." ... interfere um·c;asorlably wit.h the usc of ti-t,~ service by one or mvre nt.iler cu~'.ome~·s;" or cc.lls for" ... unlawful purpose." Uron violat-ion of any of tile~ condit.ions the teiephont: comrar.y can. l1y ~;ri l-l -c.n notiu, di;x;ontinue f,ervi.;e '·torthwith." lht:s-c t-anff regulation!> a re filed wit.h 'Llli~; Conmi!>f..IOn pursuant t-o Su:tion 203 of the [mnmun ir.;:n.ior1~- i\ct., 47 U.t, .. C. 203, anc.1 au.' binding 0 11 the ~eleph<,1C conlrilny and c:ue.tomer· oill ii:c-. lle>erc.; vf t,lw 1 ekphone: servicr> <:lr'e alw fnd,ject te> 'tht! enforcc:rr .. nt f' t'O·

cce.din~1~> rmvirk(J for in Sections 401 nnd 411 of the Comll1UI! iC<1tirms Acr.. In ad,:htion -~o f'.h~ loss of t-<::lephon,· "''~ • vice for vioi&!t-ion o!- the t adff,;, Sr:t~l:ion 2?3 of r.hr. Communications lk~ makf:s it a cnnw to u''e the: ·k:lq;hone in the Uisuicr. of Colw nbia or in i nter~7t;Hk r.li' I'OI"c:i<,l11 c.OtTimun ic;<ition,; to make "r'olptb'L-t;d t .t:l,,pltone. ccdb, .iuring •lhiGh COilver·c,;-ltion eneHIG?, e-olely t.o ilbll"i.il c>0 &lily F'f.TSO!I at . t..k ,~al !~d 111<t11bor" ())' t.o knowinq ly r•crmir .. "ut.herf, to Llf.>f) hi,; 1'-elr:plwnc" fOI' such ptnpo8e. F'enalt:it:s fot· vicb tiol1 of ~'t:d.-~m~ Z2::"> ,3 r.-c ,,; l'ine up r.o $500.00 or six mm1\'.lls' imp.-isonl11ent. ot t;oth, 1-7 U.S.C. ;>.;~::s .

n1e Cnmr,,i!:>t.iClll i:::· c-<•1'1Cerr1cd that f,,,mc uSf-l't> of t.t<ltphon,~ sc:rvicc may be· wvilw<Jrt: of 1.hel!" oblga t.ion~, 1.0 rt<frain frc>m Ut>ing the service tQr ~• busivc or h;wa!'>f>ing c;>Hs. !t it> al:>o concemc:d t·.hat oUu ue-e:~ s 111c1y b(; •.vi ilfully ;.md repeat-edly '' i >.JI~Ii-i l1 (j t.he provHron of t.he Gari ffs find the ~1pplicnbk; f,t,nu·.cf>, il'~i t.h;:~ t the> ·t.clt:phonr. CI'A'Ilf'<<nics are not. adr-.quat-$ly <'11iorGinH their t.anff~"- t\c..(:urdm,_!ly, r.h,· Co·· mif.>'iic:n ;.:, i!>~'llit'l(~ <hi~, F't:bl ic. l·~oticc in orclc,- tlltl(; the 1-·JJI>hc; rnay l1e informed c.f the rr.quircmenr.~ of 1,1'., in tbie; <lt'r-.~ and so that. tJ!:>I<rs may fh, .akrred t r.• i'ltdr le~pl obii0.1tiunt> i11 t-he. u::;e oi the lol'· lephc>ne w1d r.he pen.?JI~ it;r; tor fi'liilllc: to .,!J,d:: -r.!icrd.-y.

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