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with features such as voicemai l and caller
identification.Monthlyaccess charges shallbegin
onceCustomer's Serviceis activated, which may
occur before Customer re ceives the Equipme nt.
Usage Charges - Depending on the S ervice Plan
selected,Customer may incurusage charges for
Services such as: wireless cal ling, Direct
ConnectSM, NationwideDirect ConnectSM,Group
ConnectSM, MobileMessaging, Nextel Online®
Servicesand other Servicesthat may be offered
fromtime to time. Usagecharges may vary
dependingon how, whereand when Customer
usesthe Service. Customermay be assessed long
distancecharges(including internationalcalling) or
othercharges for "toll-free"calls to 800, 866, 877,
888and other toll-free numbers.Customer also
may be charged for the use of special Se rvices
suchas 411 services or call-forwarding.Airtime
chargeswill be assessed forthe entire period
duringwhich a call or Direct ConnectSM
transmissionis connectedto the Nextel network.A
wirelesscall connectionbegins approximately
when Customer presses the but ton to initiate an
outgoingcall or the phonestarts ringing for an
incoming call and ends appro ximately when the
first party terminates t he call. Customer sha ll be
responsiblefor all chargesfor incoming wireless
callsthat are answered. A DirectConnectSM or
GroupConnectSM transmissionoccurs
approximatelywhen Customerpresses the button
toinitiate a transmissionand ends approximately
six(6) seconds after completionof a
communication(i.e., whenCustomer or another
participant releases the butt on) to which no
participant responds. Customer initiates a new
DirectConnectSM or Grou p ConnectSM transmission
ifC ustomer responds more than six (6) seco nds
after the other participa nt completes a
communication.NationwideDirect ConnectSM calls
use the Direct ConnectSM minutes i n Customer's
planand incur an additionalaccess charge.Airtime
chargesfor Direct ConnectSM or Group ConnectSM
transmissionsor NationwideDirect ConnectSM
accessare charged tot hecustomer that initiates
the transmission and, unless a rat e plan includes
unlimitedtransmissionsor access, are calculated
by multiplying the duration of the tr ansmission
(including the six (6) second period referred to
above) by the applicable rate and th e number of
participants.Customerwill not be charged for
sendingor receiving callalert transmissions("Call
Alerts"), but will be deemed toh ave initiated a new
DirectConnectSM tr ansmission if Customer
respondsto a Call Alert, even if Customer
respondswithin six (6) secondsof receiving the
CallAlert. Text and numericmessaging will be
chargedon a per message basis;however,
Customer may elect to purchase a c ertain number
ofm essages for a fix ed monthly price. Any
messagesin excess of Customer'sallotted