Residential Telephone Services in DC - New Customers
as of July 2004
Company
Local Only - No Custom Calling Features Included
Local Packages with Custon Calling Features Included
Local and Long Distance Packages
Monthly Rate
Type Of Service
No. Of Free Local Minutes / Calls Per Month
Price For Calls / Minutes Above Cap
Monthly Rate
No. Of Local Minutes Per Month
No. Of Custom Calling Features
Monthly Rate
No. Of Free Long Distance Minutes
Price Per Long Distance Minute Over tde Cap
No. Of Custom Calling Features Included In Package
ACN*
$13.99
Flat Rate
1,000
1 Cent Per Minute
$14.99
1,000
3
$31.99
300
4.9 Cents
10
-
-
-
-
$23.00
Unlimited
3
$49.75
Unlimited
-
7
Excel*
$30.00
Flat Rate
Unlimited
-
$29.95
Unlimited
3
$29.95
0
5
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$32.90
0
3
3
-
-
-
-
$39.95
Unlimited
5
$39.95
200
5
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$42.90
200
3
5
-
-
-
-
$49.95
Unlimited
10
$49.95
Unlimited
-
10
Lightwave
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$29.99
100
7
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$39.99
250
7
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$44.99
Unlimited
7
5
MCI*
$11.99
Flat Rate
Unlimited
-
$19.99
Unlimited
4
$39.99
200
5
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$49.99
Unlimited
-
6
SBC Telecom*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$58.00
Unlimited
-
0
Sprint*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$34.99
50
7
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$44.99
250
7
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
$49.99
Unlimited
-
7
Starpower*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$50.00
0
5 Cents
4
Vartec*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$24.95
100
5 Cents
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$27.90
100
3 Cents
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$29.95
200
5 Cents
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$32.90
200
3 Cents
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$29.95
Unlimited To Other Vartec Users
5 Cents
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$39.95
500
5 Cents
8
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$42.90
500
3 Cents
8
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$59.95
Unlimited
-
8
Verizon*
$12.78
Flat Rate
Unlimited
-
$28.95
Unlimited
3
$49.95
Unlimited
5
$7.29
Flat Rate/ Message Rate
75 Calls
5.5 Cents Per Call
$31.95
Unlimited
All
-
-
-
-
$8.59
DC Only
Unlimited Within DC
5.5 Cents Per Call Outside DC
$34.95
Unlimited Local & Regional
5
-
-
-
-
$6.00
Economy I
0
5.5 Cents Per Call
$39.95
Unlimited Local & Regional
All
-
-
-
-
$3.00
Economy II
Unlimited
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$1.00
Economy II
Unlimited
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Z-TEL*
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$49.99
Unlimited
-
0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$44.95
1000
7 Cents
0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$59.95
0
7 Cents
5
* - Had residential customers as of December 31, 2003.
Sources - Information first obtained from tariffs filed with the D.C Public Service Commission and then revised based on calls to customer service telephone number and company websites.
