The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891

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WAHKIAKUM WEST TELEPHONE

has been the local telephone company serving the Grays River and Naselle areas since approximately 1927. During the intervening years, we have worked hard to build a telephone system that would provide high quality telecommunications services to the communities we serve. We have done this notwithstanding the higher costs of serving rural areas in the State of Washington and when few, if any, other telephone companies were interested in serving our communities.

We have served and intend to continue to serve both residential and business customers in our service area with high quality telecommunications services at attractive and affordable rates.

In addition to our basic telephone services, we offer throughout our service area advanced telecommunications services, including Internet access, high speed data services, special calling features and voice mail.

The basic services offered by Wahkiakum West Telephone are comprised of several components. At a minimum, these include:

   Monthly Charge*

Service Offered Residence Business

Single-party, voice

grade access to the

public switched

network, including

an unlimited amount

of local usage

(basic grade of service)

Basic service rates* $13.40** $16.80**

"Lifeline" and "WTAP" rate

available to qualifying

low-income consumers*** $8.00** Not

Applicable

Dual tone multi-frequency

signaling or its functional

equivalent (i.e. tone dialing)    No additional charge

There is no additional charge by Wahkiakum West Telephone to end user customers for the ability to access 911 services.****

There is no additional charge by Wahkiakum West Telephone to end user customers for the ability to call the operator. However, the call may involve a charge depending on the service requested and the rates of the company whose operator handles the call.

There is no additional charge by Wahkiakum West Telephone to end user customers for the ability to place and receive calls through long distance networks of interexchange carriers that offer service through our network. However, the call may involve a charge from the interexchange (long distance) carrier depending on the type of call.

There is no additional charge by Wahkiakum West Telephone to end user customers for the ability to call Directory Assistance. However, the call may involve a Directory Assistance charge, the amount of which depends on the area called and the rates of the company whose operator or database is accessed.

There is no additional charge by Wahkiakum West Telephone to qualifying low-income consumers for toll blocking service. Qualifying low-income consumers are generally those participating in the WTAP and Lifeline Programs.

*The charges set forth are subject to change, and in some instances are subject to change without notice. Certain non-recurring charges may also apply to installation or change of service. **Applicable Federal, State, County, and municipal taxes and surcharges, including a federally-mandated end user surcharge per line, are in addition to these amounts. ***This rate reflects discounts made available through the Federal Lifeline program and the Washington Telephone Assistance Program. In addition to these discounts off of the monthly recurring rate for basic service, the federal Link-Up program, together with the Washington Telephone Assistance Program, offers a limited discount of up to $52.00 off of the non-recurring installation charge for basic residential service. ****State and County taxes apply per line to fund the provision of this capability.

These services are available to all qualifying subscribers of Wahkiakum West Telephone. The charges for these services are reflected each month on our normal telephone service bill, and may be accompanied by charges for other services provided by Wahkiakum West Telephone. The services listed above are those that Wahkiakum West Telephone offers and must advertise in order to be eligible for federal supports funds that are used to help offset the high cost of serving rural areas and bringing affordable telephone service to residences and businesses in rural areas. Other services are available by contacting Wahkiakum West Telephone's business office at 360-465-2211.

Wahkiakum West Telephone

Published December 20, 2012

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