Terms and Conditions - Alltel Wireless

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Definitions

"You" and "your" mean the person or entity that subscribes to Communication Services or purchases or leases Equipment subject to this Agreement. This "Agreement" includes these Terms and Conditions and your Service Order. "We," "our," "us," and "Alltel" refer to Alltel Communications, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates, as well as any other person or entity doing business as Alltel and providing Communication Services or Equipment to you. "Communication Service(s)" or "Service(s)" refer to any services you have asked us to provide to you through this Agreement. "Equipment" means any communications equipment or accessories you purchase or lease from us or use in any manner in connection with your Services. "Service Order" means the form (whether paper or electronic) on which you apply for Services and includes certain additional Terms and Conditions for your Services. "Terms and Conditions" include the following provisions as maintained at www.Alltel.com and the provisions in your Service Order that set forth the manner in which we provide Equipment and Service to you, such as the length of time you will subscribe to a Service, rate plans, access charges, fees, taxes and surcharges, and the Equipment you have selected.

 

Acceptance

You accept this Agreement when you do any of the following: (a) give us your written or electronic signature, (b) tell us orally or electronically that you accept, or (c) use or attempt to use any of the Equipment or Services. If you have never used the Services before and do not wish to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, do not begin using the Services or Equipment and notify us immediately.

 

Term

  1. Fixed Term. You agree to subscribe to the Services for the length of time identified on the Service Order. The Services you receive after the end of the term will be provided on a month-to-month basis and remain at all times subject to the Terms and Conditions.
  2. Month-to-Month Term. If no length of time is identified on the Service Order, then the term is month-to-month.

 

Termination By You

  1. Fixed Term. If you subscribe to a Service for a fixed term and you terminate that Service before the expiration of the fixed term then you will be required to pay us an early cancellation fee as specified on your Service Order. If there is no early cancellation fee specified on your Service Order, then you will be required to pay $200 per line for any early cancellation. In addition, you remain liable for payment of all outstanding charges for all Services you used and Equipment you purchased from us prior to termination.
  2. Month-to-Month Term. You may terminate a Service to which you subscribe on a month-to-month basis at any time by notifying us. You remain liable for payment of all outstanding charges for all Services you used and Equipment you purchased from us prior to termination.
  3. Change in Location. A change in your service address or the location to which any Service is provided to you may constitute, at our sole discretion, termination of the Services or an increase in the prices you must pay for the Services.
  4. Number Portability. A request by you to port your number will be deemed a request by you to terminate your Agreement.

 

Termination By Us

We may limit, interrupt, terminate or refuse to provide a Service for the following reasons, or for any other good cause: (a) if you do not honor any provision of these Terms and Conditions (including payment obligations), (b) if you use a Service in a manner that adversely affects Service to other customers or harasses our customers, our employees, or others, (c) if you or others use a Service to engage in fraud or unlawful conduct or are suspected of doing so, (d) if you modify your wireless phone or any software residing thereon from the original manufacturer specifications, including for the purpose of accessing non-Alltel services, (e) if your Service is used in a manner that is excessive or unreasonable with respect to volume or length of calls when compared to the predominant volume or length of call of other customers on a similar rate plan or in your geographic area, or (f) if the majority of your Service is used roaming on a network not owned or operated by Alltel. You may not resell any Service. We may restore such interrupted or terminated Service, in our sole discretion, following your correction of the violation and payment of any amounts due, including any restoration charge we assess for restoring your Service.

 

Charges for Services and Equipment

  1. In General. You are responsible for paying all charges applicable to your Equipment and Service, including: access charges, airtime, features, text messaging, roaming, toll, long distance, and directory assistance. In addition, you are responsible for paying any taxes, surcharges, fees, and assessments imposed by us or a governmental authority from time to time in connection with the Services or the Equipment.
  2. Wireless Airtime Charges. Airtime usage on each call is billed in full minute increments, with a minimum charge of one minute per call. Partial minutes of use are rounded up to the next full minute. Access charges are billed in advance and will not be deducted from your bill or refunded in the event of termination. Unused plan minutes are not carried over to subsequent monthly billing cycles. In some instances, information regarding airtime usage, including roaming or long distance charges, is not available to be included in the bill for the month that the Service is used, and will be billed to you in a subsequent bill. The Service will be charged, and deducted from your plan minutes, in the month it is billed. The length of a call will be measured from when you initiate it (typically, when you press the "Send" key) until you terminate it (typically, when you press the "End" key). You may incur additional charges for roaming or long distance calls. Rates and charges while roaming outside of your local Alltel service area may be different from your Alltel service area rates. We reserve the right to select the carrier you will use while roaming. Rates during peak hours may be higher than rates during off-peak hours. Use of custom calling features (such as voicemail or three-way calling) will be billed like any other call. To be eligible for Service, we may require you to reside in our Service area and to use most of your Service on a network owned or operated by Alltel.
  3. Wireless Data Charges. Wireless data services may be billed in full kilobyte increments. Partial kilobyte increments of use may be rounded to the next full kilobyte. Unused kilobytes may not be carried over to subsequent monthly billing cycles. Access time may be measured from the time the port is seized to the time the port is released by your Equipment.

 

Billing Information Provided By You

To determine whether certain taxes, fees and surcharges are applicable to Service provided to you, we are required by federal law to obtain your street address, which must be within our service area. You represent and warrant that the address you provide us to obtain Service is correct, and you acknowledge that we are relying on this information to determine which taxes, fees or surcharges are applicable to your Service. You agree to notify us if your address changes. In the event you do not provide us with a valid address or address change, you understand and agree that you may be responsible for additional taxes, fees or surcharges for your Service, and we may terminate your Service.

 

Payments

We will bill you monthly for all charges associated with the Services, and we will invoice you for all charges associated with Equipment. Payment in full is due no later than the due date indicated on your bill. If you have authorized payment for Services or Equipment by credit card or by debiting a bank account, no additional notice or consent is required before we invoice the credit card or debit the bank account for all amounts due to us for any reason. We may accept late payments, partial payments or any payments marked as being

"payment in full" or as being settlement of any dispute without losing any of our rights under this Agreement. You agree to pay costs and fees we incur to collect an unpaid balance from you.

 

Credits And Deposits

You authorize us to ask credit-reporting agencies for credit information about you. We may, in our discretion, require you to submit a deposit as security for payment of charges. An additional deposit may be required if either the amount or number of Services is increased or your credit rating changes. Simple interest will be paid on the cash deposit for the period it is held by us and will be refunded if satisfactory credit has been established or upon termination of service. We reserve the right to apply the deposit to any amount due and unpaid. We may require a guarantee of payment by an individual or entity approved by us.

 

Personal Identifiers

We assign telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and other personal identifiers in connection with the Services. Unless we provide you advance notice, you have no proprietary right to any such identifiers, and we reserve the right to change them upon notice to you. In the event that you become entitled to transfer a personal identifier to another party to obtain any Services we provide you, we reserve the right, prior to honoring the request for transfer, to charge a fee for the transfer and to collect any money owed by you for Services or Equipment.

 

Services Provided by Third Parties

The Services will be provided either by us or by our third party vendors or contractors. We reserve the right to change or modify the source of any Services provided to you without notice.

 

Unauthorized Use of Third Party Services

You agree that the mobile phone on which your Alltel Service is activated may not be used to access any third-party services equivalent to Services provided, or Services made available, by Alltel even if you declined to purchase such Services from Alltel. Your mobile phone contains programming designed to enable access to Alltel Services only. Using any manual or electronic means to circumvent any restrictions placed on your mobile phone or to modify without authorization any programming supplied on your phone is a violation of your Agreement.

 

Privacy and Customer Proprietary Network Information

You authorize us to monitor and record communications to us regarding your account or the Services for purposes of quality assurance. We will not give you notice of any subpoenas or court orders related to your account or use of Services unless required by law. Information in our billing and customer care systems concerning your account and your use of Services belongs to us, and you have no expectation of privacy with respect to such information. You agree that we may release information we have about you when required to do so by law, to provide to third parties solely for the purpose of assisting us in providing any Service to you, or if we reasonably believe that an emergency involving immediate harm to a person or property requires disclosure. We may analyze your account and usage information and share this information with other Alltel entities to communicate with you regarding Equipment or Services that may become available to you. If you do not want us to provide your information to other Alltel entities for this purpose, please notify us.

 

Theft and Fraud

If your Service or Equipment is lost or stolen or fraudulently used, then you are responsible for all usage incurred before we receive notice from you of such loss or theft. You agree to cooperate in the investigation of fraud or theft and to provide us with such information and documentation as we may request (including affidavits and police reports).

 

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN THE EVENT WE ARE FOUND TO BE RESPONSIBLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT, YOU AGREE THAT OUR LIABILITY TO YOU WILL NOT EXCEED YOUR PRO-RATED MONTHLY RECURRING CHARGE FOR SERVICES DURING THE PERIOD IN WHICH YOU INCUR SUCH DAMAGES. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (SUCH AS LOST PROFITS OR LOST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES), PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, THE COST OF ALTERNATIVE SERVICES, OR ATTORNEYS' FEES.

 

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT YOU RECEIVE FROM US, AND DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF OTHERS, ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS, OR ACTS OF GOD. WE DO NOT PROMISE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE SERVICE. WE MAY NOT MANUFACTURE ANY EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE THAT YOU MAY USE IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR SERVICE, AND YOUR ONLY WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE ARE THOSE PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER (WITH RESPECT TO WHICH WE HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER).

 

About These Terms and Conditions

  1. Record Retention. You acknowledge and agree that (i) Alltel will not maintain a paper copy of your Agreement, (ii) Alltel will maintain your rate plan and feature information electronically, and (iii) Alltel will maintain its copy of the Terms and Conditions at www.Alltel.com. If you lose your copy of the Terms and Conditions, you may retrieve the then current electronic copy from www.Alltel.com at any time.
  2. Changes. We may change these Terms and Conditions, including any change in any charge or fee, or the imposition of a new charge or fee, at any time if we give you notice in advance of the change. If we make a change to these Terms and Conditions that is material and you do not wish to accept such material change, you may terminate your Agreement for the affected Service by giving us notice within thirty (30) days, in which case you will not be subject to an early cancellation fee. You will, however, still be responsible for all charges for Services and Equipment made before you terminated your Agreement for that Service. A material change is ONLY a change that (a) terminates or substantially reduces the availability of a Service for you or (b) results in the increase of any charge by more than ten percent (10%) of the monthly access charge for that Service. Material changes in your Service DO NOT include the increase in, or imposition of: (1) any charge required to be collected by any governmental authority, or (2) any charge permitted to be collected by any governmental authority to recoup our expense for the provision of a service required by that governmental authority.

 

Applicable Law

Your Agreement and Alltel's provision of Services to you are subject to (a) the laws of the state identified in the billing address that you have provided us and (b) any applicable federal or state laws. In the event of an inconsistency between any governmental requirement and this Agreement regarding the provision of a Service that is subject to the governmental requirement, the provisions of the governmental requirement will apply to the extent necessary to avoid the inconsistency.

 

Assignment

We may assign this Agreement to another entity without any advance consent from or notice to you. You may not assign this Agreement without our consent.

 

No Waiver; Severability

If we do not enforce any right or remedy available under this Agreement, that failure is not a waiver. If any part of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will remain in force.

 

THIRD PARTIES

This Agreement is for the benefit of you and us only, and not any third party.

 

ARBITRATION

ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR RELATING TO THE SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT MUST BE SETTLED BY ARBITRATION ADMINISTERED BY THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION, USING THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY ARBITRATION RULES. INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROCEDURE MAY BE FOUND AT WWW.ADR.ORG. EACH PARTY WILL BEAR THE COST OF PREPARING AND PROSECUTING ITS CASE. WE WILL REIMBURSE YOU FOR ANY FILING OR HEARING FEES TO THE EXTENT THEY EXCEED WHAT YOUR COURT COSTS WOULD HAVE BEEN IF YOUR CLAIM HAD BEEN RESOLVED IN A STATE COURT HAVING JURISDICTION. THE ARBITRATOR HAS NO POWER OR AUTHORITY TO ALTER OR MODIFY THE AGREEMENT OR THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SECTION. ALL CLAIMS MUST BE ARBITRATED INDIVIDUALLY, AND THERE WILL BE NO CONSOLIDATION OR CLASS TREATMENT OF ANY CLAIMS. THIS PROVISION IS SUBJECT TO THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT. YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BY AGREEING TO THIS ARBITRATION CLAUSE, YOU ARE WAIVING YOUR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL.

 

Connecticut Subscribers

Connecticut subscribers may submit inquiries and complaints regarding the Services to the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control via: (a) toll free 1-866-381-2355; (b) mail to: Connecticut DPUC, 10 Franklin Square, New Britain, CT 06051, Attention: Cellular; or (c) the web at http://www.state.ct.us/dpuc/cellphone.html.

 

South Dakota Subscribers

We will provide basic information about reduced rate telecommunications services under the federal Lifeline and Link Up programs. We will provide Lifeline and Link Up services to those who request such services and who meet the eligibility requirements to qualify for such services. We will comply with all current and future requirements related to Lifeline and Link Up. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, payment of charges disputed may be withheld. We will treat all charges as undisputed unless otherwise notified by you. Claims or disputes arising under this Agreement may be subject to the jurisdiction of The Public Utilities Commission of South Dakota, which can be contacted via toll free at 1-800-332-1782 or via mail to The Public Utilities Commission of South Dakota, Capitol Building, First Floor, 500 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota 57501-5070.

 

Entire Agreement

This Agreement, including its Terms and Conditions and your Service Order, is the entire Agreement between you and us, which may only be amended as described above. This Agreement supersedes any and all statements or promises made to you by any of our employees or agents.