BUDGETS & TARIFFS NETWORK RECONFIGURATION SERVICE, CUSTOMIZED NETSAVER, INFOPATH NRS on hold in Maine New England Telephone recently filed tariffs in Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine and Rhode Island. Here are descriptions: VERMONT Network Reconfiguration Service (NRS) provides customers the ability to reconfigure and manage their private line networks. Users such as the NCR New England Data Center (see story, page 1) have used it for disaster prevention and as a vehicle to offer better service to their customers. NRS became effective in Vermont on January 27, 1993. New Customized NETSAVERsm rates in Vermont (represented below) took effect with the first full billing period after April 4, 1993. They apply to both inward and outward Customized NETSAVERsm plans. Minutes of Number Current Proposed Monthly Usageof YearsRates Rates ---------------------------------------------------- 8,000-15,9991 $.18 $.15 2 .17 .14 3 .16 .13 ---------------------------------------------------- 16,000-31,9991 .17 .15 2 .16 .14 3 .15 .13 ---------------------------------------------------- 32,000-63,9991 .16 .14 2 .15 .13 3 .14 .12 ---------------------------------------------------- 64,000-plus1 .15 .13 2 .14 .12 3 .13 .11 Only regular Customized NETSAVERsm contracts will automatically convert to the new rates. Any special contracts will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. INFOPATH_: The Vermont Public Service Board approved the following changes to the existing INFOPATH_ tariff effective January 1, 1993: y an upgrade in speed for public dial access from 2,400 bps to 9,600 bps. There is no rate increase associated with this speed enhancement. y digital access to the network using DDS II. Formerly, only analog access was offered. A new digital interface was tariffed at $16 per month with a $30 nonrecurring charge. y a call rerouting feature which includes call redirection and call reselection capabilities. This feature is offered for $10 per month. MASSACHUSETTS INFOPATH_: The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities also approved the upgrade in speed for public dial access from 2,400 bps to 9,600 bps effective January 3, 1993. As in Vermont, this change did not affect the rates for public dial access. MAINE Network Reconfiguration Service was filed in Maine on February 13, 1993, and we're waiting for a decision by the Public Utilities Commission. RHODE ISLAND Network Reconfiguration Service went into effect in Rhode Island on April 29, 1993.