Central Texas TeleCommunications

YOUR RIGHTS AS A CUSTOMER A complainant who is dissatisfied with CTTC's supervisory review has the right to file a complaint with the commission. The contact information for the commission is: Public Utility Commission of Texas Customer Protection Division P.O. Box 13326 Austin, TX 78711-3326 Phone Number: 512-936-7120 or in Texas (toll-free) 1-888-782-8477 FAX: 512-936-7003 E-mail address: customer@puc.state.tx.us The terms of the deferred payment plan may be established in person or by telephone, but must be put in writing to be effective. CTTC shall offer a deferred payment plan to any residential customer, including a guarantor of any residential customer, who has expressed an inability to pay all of the bill, if that customer has not been issued more than two suspension or disconnection notices during the preceding 12 months. Every deferred payment plan shall provide that the delinquent amount may be paid in equal installments over at least three billing cycles. When a residential customer has received service from CTTC for less than three months, CTTC is not required to offer a deferred payment plan if the residential customer lacks sufficient credit or a satisfactory history of payment for service from a previous telecommunications provider.

Internet address: www.puc.state.tx.us Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TTY): 512-936-7136 Relay Texas (toll-free): 1-800-735-2989. 21. IF MY RESIDENTIAL TELEPHONE BILL IS UNUSUALLY HIGH AND I CANNOT PAY ALL OF THE BILL, ARE THERE ANY PROVISIONS WHERE I CAN DEFER PAYMENTS OR MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS? YES. You have the right to request all alternative payment options and payment assistance programs available to you such as payment arrangements, deferred payment plans, and disconnection moratoriums for the ill, as applicable, and the eligibility requirements and application procedure for each. A payment arrangement is any agreement between you and CTTC that allows you to pay the outstanding bill after its due date but before the due date of the next bill. A payment arrangement may be established in person or by telephone. If CTTC issued a suspension or disconnection notice before the payment arrangement was made, that suspension or disconnection shall be suspended until after the due date for the payment arrangement. If you do not fulfill the obligations of the payment arrangement, CTTC may suspend or disconnect service after the later of the due date for the payment arrangement or the suspension or disconnection date indicated in the notice without issuing an additional notice. A deferred payment plan is any written agreement between you and CTTC that allows you to pay the outstanding bill in installments that extend beyond the due date of the next bill.

The Deferred Payment Plan shall state the following: "THIS IS A BINDING CONTRACT" followed by "If you are not satisfied with this contract, or if agreement was made by telephone and you feel this contract does not reflect your understanding of that agreement, contact CTTC immediately and do not sign this contract. If you do not contact CTTC, or if you sign this agreement, you may give up your right to dispute the amount due under the agreement except for CTTC's failure or refusal to comply with the terms of this agreement." If you do not fulfill the terms of the Deferred Payment Plan, CTTC will have the right to disconnect your service upon issuance of a Disconnection Notice to you indicating that you have not met the terms of the plan. CTTC may renegotiate the deferred payment plan agreement before disconnection. No additional notice is required if you did not sign the deferred payment plan, if you are not otherwise fulfilling the terms of the plan and if you were previously provided a disconnection notice for the outstanding amount. 22. SUPPOSE MY TELEPHONE SERVICE IS DISCONNECTED, WHAT SHOULD I DO TO HAVE IT RECONNECTED? If your service has been disconnected for failure to establish credit or failure to pay a regular bill, you must pay your bill, enter into a Deferred Payment Plan, or meet CTTC's deposit requirements before service will be restored. A restoration of service will be made and collected by CTTC.

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