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Guidelines and Rates for Telephone Service



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Application for Telephone Service:


A new customer of Haxtun Telephone Company must complete an application for telephone service. This application form is available at our Business Office any workday, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.

The application must be signed by the applicant or his duly authorized agent, or an authorized agent of a business/corporation to whom the service is to be billed.

Wiring and Equipment:


The Telephone Company provides and maintains service up to your demarcation point, which is the point of physical interconnection (connecting block, terminal strip, protector, or telephone network interface device) between the telephone network and your premises wiring. Inside wiring includes all wire or cable located on your side of the demarcation point.

Haxtun's Inside Wiring Maintenance, available for $1.25 monthly, is a service that provides fast, reliable, repairs to your telephone wiring and phone jacks with no extra charge for parts and labor. Home inspection is required prior to activation.


Basic & Operational Services Residential1 Monthly Rates Per Line Business1 Monthly Rates Per Line
Individual Touch-Calling Access Line $13.702 $20.55
Rural $15.752 $23.60
FCC Toll Access Line3 $6.502 $6.50 One Line
$9.20 Two
or More Lines
(Per-Line Charge)
Colorado Telecommunications Relay Service Fund4 $0.07 $0.07
County Emergency 911 Surcharge for 265 and 886 $0.70 $0.70
County Emergency 911 Surcharge for 774 $1.25 $1.25
Additional Listing5 $0.50 $0.50
NonPublished Number6 $1.00 $1.00
Low Income Telephone Assistance Program No charge at this time. No charge at this time.


Note 1: The rates shown are those in effect with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission and are exclusive of applicable taxes and nonrecurring connection charges.

Note 2: Low-income individuals eligible for LITAP or Lifeline telephone assistance may receive a credit, in part or in full, for the individual access line and the FCC toll access line charges.

Note 3: The access line permanently connects your home or office to the toll network through our local switching office.

Note 4: Haxtun and other local telephone companies collect this surcharge on each phone line to operate the Colorado Relay Service, as required by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. This service allows telephone communication between people who use Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf and people who use standard phones.

Note 5: For family members or other people who share one telephone number and need separate listings in the telephone directory.

Note 6: Telephone number is not listed in the directory and is not available through Directory Assistance under any circumstances.





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