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General Information You need to know

Customer-Provided Equipment Equipment, apparatus, devices or systems not furnished by Dobson Telephone Company may be used with the company’s facilities and equipment, if such use complies with the company’s tariffs. Any item used with the company’s facilities and equipment in violation of Dobson’s tariffs may lead to suspension of your telephone service or disconnection from the network of the equipment, apparatus, devices or systems. Contact the Dobson Telephone business office for other information regarding these regulations. Application Of Business Rates The use of telephone service for business purposes will subject that service to business rates regardless of the type of premise on which the telephone number is installed. Advertising a resident phone number for business purposes will be considered sufficient cause for Dobson Telephone to charge the business rate. Any subscriber practicing a profession or operating a business and having no office other than their home will be considered a business subscriber. Procedure For Petitioning The Commission To Examine The Reasonableness Of Proposed Local Exchange Rate Change Under Oklahoma law enacted during 1986 (17 O.S. § 137), this telephone company can raise your local exchange rate up to $2 per month every year without the review and approval of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. At least 60 days before the effective date of such a proposed rate change, each subscriber will be notified by the telephone company. Such an increase can be suspended if 15 percent of subscribers petition the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to examine and determine the reasonableness of the proposed local exchange rates. Every Petition Must Contain 1. The name, address and telephone number of the subscriber. 2. The signature of the telephone subscriber in the name that the telephone service is listed. 3. The reason the subscriber opposes the proposed increase (optional).

Only the subscriber whose name is on the telephone service shall be counted as a petitioner. Petitions Should Be Mailed To: Director, Public Utility Division Oklahoma Corporation Commission Jim Thorpe Building Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Abuse Or Fraudulent Use Of Telephone Service

Abuse or fraudulent use includes the use of Dobson Telephone service or facilities to transmit a message, locate a person, or otherwise give or obtain information with a payment of a long distance charge. Abuse or fraudulent use also includes charging a long distance call to a false number, to an unauthorized calling card number or to another number without permission. For your protection, new equipment and procedures enable Dobson Telephone to detect and investigate fraudulent use of telephone facilities. Federal and state laws prohibit any person from defrauding Dobson Telephone of its lawful charges. Violators are subject to imprisonment, fines, or both, upon conviction.

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