COMDTINST 7010.13 governs Coast Guard participation in pay telephone long distance service contracts and related service arrangements.
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It describes MCI and Sprint contracts, contract coverage, commissions, payments, and units initially included. It requires procedures for contract changes, usage predictions, exchange concessions, and points of contact.
Applies to: All Coast Guard units having or needing pay telephones, and included within the geographical coverage of one of these contracts, are to take appropriate steps to commence receiving services as soon as possible.
Any unit having one or more pay telephones, and units presently without but needing pay telephone service, can be added to the applicable contract for its location. (paragraph 3)
The MCI contract covers units in all States except Connecticut, plus Puerto Rico. (paragraph 3)
For each unit included in the contract, CGES receives a commission of $5.53 per day per telephone times the number of telephones at the unit, or 35.11 percent of the actual long distance service revenue generated, whichever is greater. (paragraph 3)
A unit which currently has pay telephone long distance service under an independently entered contract must ensure that contract can be terminated. (paragraph 4)
A unit which has no pay telephones and desires one or more, or a unit which is in need of additional pay telephones, must prepare usage predictions; the number and average length, in minutes, of long distance calls which will be made monthly. (paragraph 4)