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Enhance your current telephone system with the following Custom Calling and Class Features available from The Middleburgh Telephone Company. Click on the feature name for details of the service and its current pricing. Please call our Business Office at 1-518-827-5211 to order or if you have any further questions.

Special Promotion: Sign up for Call Waiting, Call ID, and Call forwarding and get all three for only $5/month. We'll also waive the setup fee on all three. (Residential Customers Only)

Custom Calling and Class Feature Descriptions

Voice Mail

Allows customer to send, listen to, and save messages from callers, and reply or send messages to others on the system. Can be done with a single call from any touch-tone phone, 24 hours a day.

Monthly Rates:
Small (10) 30-Second Messages - Residential: $3.95 Business: $3.95
Medium (20) One-Minute Messages - Residential: $4.95 Business: $4.95
Large (25) Two-Minute Messages - Residential: $5.95 Business: $5.95
X-Large (30) Three-Minute Messages - Residential: $7.95 Business: $7.95

Non-recurring:
Residential: $25.00 Business: $29.75

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Call ID

With the use of a Call ID device, a customer can determine the number calling before answering the phone, if the number has not been blocked by the sender.

Please Note: A Call ID device will need to be purchased for use of this feature.

Monthly Rates:
Residential: $4.00 Business: $5.00

Non-recurring:
Residential: $25.00 Business: $29.75

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Call Waiting

A beep signal is heard to indicate to the customer already engaged in a telephone conversation that second caller is attempting to dial in. Allows the customer to put the first caller on hold and answer the second line. The customer can alternate between callers if so desired.

Monthly Rates:
Residential: $3.00 Business: $4.00

Non-recurring:
Residential: $25.00 Business: $29.75

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Call Waiting With Cancel Call Waiting

Allows you to cancel Call Waiting before or during one telephone call by pressing *70.

Monthly Rates:
Residential: $4.00 Business: $5.00

Non-recurring:
Residential: $25.00 Business: $29.75

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Call Forwarding **

When activated, redirects incoming calls to another customer-specified line. The calling party is billed for the initial call, while the customer is responsible for the forwarded portion of the call.

Monthly Rates:
Residential: $2.00 Business: $4.00

Non-recurring:
Residential: $25.00 Business: $29.75

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Call Forward - Busy **

Automatically reroutes incoming calls to a customer predesignated number when the called number is busy.

Monthly Rates:
Residential: $2.00 Business: $4.00

Non-recurring:
Residential: $25.00 Business: $29.75

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Call Forward - Don't Answer **

Automatically reroutes incoming calls to a customer-predesignated number when the called number does not answer-set number of rings.

Monthly Rates:
Residential: $2.00 Business: $4.00

Non-recurring:
Residential: $25.00 Business: $29.75

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Call Forward - Busy or No Answer **

Automatically reroutes incoming calls to a customer-predesignated number when the called number is busy or has no answer within a set number of rings.

Monthly Rates:
Residential: $2.00 Business: $4.00

Non-recurring:
Residential: $25.00 Business: $29.75

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Remote Call Forwarding **

Utilizes a local number and central office facilities to forward all incoming calls to a preprogrammed number. Local number is not present at a physical location or associated with a telephone set.

Monthly Rates:
Please Inquire

Non-recurring:
Residential: $25.00 Business: $29.75

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Hot Line **

Provides for automatic dialing of a customer predesignated number immediately after the customer has taken the phone off the hook.

Monthly Rates:
Residential: $2.00 Business: $4.00

Non-recurring:
Residential: $25.00 Business: $29.75

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Warm Line **

Provides for automatic dialing of a customer predesignated number after the phone is off the hook for a set number of seconds. Customer can manually dial any number before this set time to deactivate the Warm Line feature.

Monthly Rates:
Residential: $2.00 Business: $4.00

Non-recurring:
Residential: $25.00 Business: $29.75

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Three Way Calling

Allows an existing call to be held while a second call is placed and then added to the existing connection. If applicable, customer pays for the calls from his/her telephone.

Monthly Rates:
Residential: $2.00 Business: $4.00

Non-recurring:
Residential: $25.00 Business: $29.75

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Speed Calling

Permits the dialing of predesignated telephone numbers by means of an abbreviated code.

Monthly Rates:
(8 Numbers) Residential: $2.00 Business: $4.00
(30 Numbers) Residential: $4.00 Business: $8.00

Non-recurring:
Residential: $25.00 Business: $29.75

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Call Restriction

Originating calls are restricted to local and "911" calls only.

Monthly Rates:
Residential: $3.00 Business: $6.00

Non-recurring:
Residential: $25.00 Business: $29.75

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Wake-Up Service (Reminder Service)

Customer dials an access code, receives a second dial tone and enters a desired time. At the entered time, a call is automatically placed to customer's phone. Time entered in 24-hour format (e.g., 6:30 pm is 1830). Customer can cancel or change the preset time once it is entered.

Monthly Rates:
Residential: $2.00 Business: $4.00

Non-recurring:
Residential: $25.00 Business: $29.75

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Do Not Disturb

Allows customer to prevent incoming calls from ringing their line, unless the caller knows the customer's personal identification number.

Monthly Rates:
Residential: $2.00 Business: $4.00

Non-recurring:
Residential: $25.00 Business: $29.75

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Call Hold

Allows the customer to put a call on hold and retrieve it at another extension, make a second call, or consult privately with another person.

Monthly Rates:
Residential: $2.00 Business: $4.00

Non-recurring:
Residential: $25.00 Business: $29.75

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Distinctive Ring (Personal Ring)

Enables the customer to have an additional phone number associated with the a single access line. The primary number will ring normally, while the other number will have its own distinctive ringing pattern for identification of incoming calls.

Monthly Rates:
Residential: $4.00 Business: $6.00

Non-recurring:
Residential: $25.00 Business: $29.75

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Automatic Redial

Automatic Redial allows you to automatically redial the most recent outgoing call. By activating a code, your telephone will automatically call the last person you called.

We have included a bonus feature as an add-on to this feature. If the line you are attempting is busy, the network will automatically attempt (for 30 minutes) to complete the call. Once the line is no longer busy, a distinctive ringing signal alerts you that the call can be completed.

When you pick your phone up after this ring signal, the call is automatically placed to the person you are calling. Please note: you will still be able to place and receive regular calls while the busy line is monitored.


Monthly Rates:
Residential: $2.00 Business: $3.00

Non-recurring:
Residential: $25.00 Business: $29.75

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Call Return

Call Return allows you to automatically return the most recent incoming call, even if you didn't answer the call. By activating a code, your phone will automatically call the last number that called you, even if you missed the call.

We have included a bonus feature as an add-on to this feature. If the line you are attempting is busy, the network will automatically attempt (for 30 minutes) to complete the call. Once the line is no longer busy, a distinctive ringing signal alerts you that the call can be completed.

When you pick your phone up after this ring signal, the call is automatically placed to the person you are calling. Please note: you will still be able to place and receive regular calls while the busy line is monitored.


Monthly Rates:
Residential: $2.00 Business: $3.00

Non-recurring:
Residential: $25.00 Business: $29.75

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Priority Ringing

Enables subscriber to program their line to ring with a distinctive pattern when receiving a call from a previously designated priority number.

Monthly Rates:
Residential: $2.00 Business: $2.00

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Selective Call Forwarding

Enables subscriber to store directory numbers in screening lists for the purpose of forwarding certain incoming calls.

Monthly Rates:
Residential: $2.00 Business: $2.00

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Call Screening

Allows subscriber to store directory numbers in screening lists for the purpose of rejecting certain incoming calls.

Monthly Rates:
Residential: $2.00 Business: $2.00

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Special Call Acceptance

Allows subscriber to store directory numbers in screening lists for the purpose of accepting certain incoming calls.

Monthly Rates:
Residential: $2.00 Business: $2.00

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Anonymous Call Rejection

Allows subscriber who also subscribes to Calling Number ID to reject calls automatically if the calling party is using either call blocking or per line blocking.

Monthly Rates:
Residential: $2.00 Business: $2.00

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** Note

Customer is responsible for all applicable toll charges associated with forwarded, predesignated and call returned numbers.

Prices are subject to change.



 


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