Long Distance Services
Telephone Service
When you sign up with Midstate Communications Long Distance, your business stays in South Dakota and helps our local communities. We are a locally owned company, which means you will be dealing with friends and neighbors each time you call or stop in. We care about our customers and will continue to provide the best price/value possible. For your convenience, your long distance detail will be included monthly on your local phone bill and for a limited time we will switch you for FREE!
Long Distance Telephone Packages
14 cents per minute base rate:
- Monthly bill of $250 to $499.99 per month - 13 cents per minute
- Monthly bill of $500+ per month - 12 cents per minute
- No Monthly Fees. Minimum timing per message is 30 seconds
Timing of additional minutes and fractions thereof will be rounded to the next 1/10 of a minute (6 seconds) increment for each message. Charges are rounded up to the next whole cent on each call. The "Real Deal!" applies to 1+ direct dialed Interstate and Intrastate calls originating from customers who subscribe to this plan and are PIC'ed to CIC 0865, and terminating within the 50 United States.
On such eligible calls, customers will receive "Real Deal!" rates on all 1+ direct dialed calls. (Operator Services, 5XX, 7XX, 8XX, 9XX, Travel Card and Directory Assistance Service calls are not eligible for "Real Deal!" rates.)
- $10.9 cents per minute, $3.95 monthly subscription fee
- Minimum timing per message for Intralata calls is 60 seconds
Timing of additional minutes and fractions thereof will be rounded to the next 1/10 of a minute (6 seconds) increment for each message. "Right On The Money" applies to 1+ direct dialed Interlata calls originating from customers who subscribe to this plan, and terminating within the 48 contiguous United States, and are PIC'ed to CIC 0865.
On such eligible calls, customers will receive "Right On The Money" rates on all 1+ direct dialed Intrastate and Interstate calls anytime, anywhere. (Operator Services, 5XX, 7XX, 8XX, 9XX, Travel Card and Directory Assistance Service calls are not eligible for "Right On The Money" rates.)
- 20 cents per minute of use "Anytime Anywhere"
The initial minute is the first minute or any fraction after connection is made. The additional minutes for Interstate long distance usage are measured by 1/60 of a minute increments. Any fraction of a minute is rounded up to the nearest minute. The "Anytime Anywhere Plus" Optional Call Plan applies to 1+ direct dialed Intrastate and Interstate calls originating from CIC 0865.
On such eligible calls, customers will receive "Anytime Anywhere Plus" rates on domestic 1+ direct dialed Intrastate and Interstate calls. Directory assistance service is not eligible for "Anytime Anywhere Plus" rates. The "Anytime Anywhere Plus" plan will carry the customer's monthly billing total and after the 12th consecutive month, the average monthly billing will be calculated for the 12 prior consecutive months and credit the averaged amount to the 13th month's bill. The customer's bill must average $200.00 in consecutive monthly usage to qualify for the 13th month credit.
800 Service is the furnishing of facilities for dial type telecommunications from or to a station associated with a 800 Service within the State of South Dakota in accordance with the terms and conditions and schedule of charges specified in this Price List.
The rates and charges set forth in this Price List are in payment for the service furnished between the calling and called stations. The rates set forth in the Price List are for a connection of one minute. Messages are billed in increments of tenths of a minute, with any fraction of a minute rounded up to the next tenth of a minute before calculation of the charge for the call. A minimum 30 second charge is applicable on each message.
Budget Toll is a free feature that works with any of our long distance plans. The customer can set the limit as to how many toll minutes they are able to use during the month. This will help the customer control their toll calling. If additional minutes are needed you can simply call our office and purchase more minutes.
Freedom to purchase as many minute packages as you need per month:
- 60 minutes for $6.00 per month
- 150 minutes for $10.00 per month
- 200 minutes for $15.00 per month
- Or purchase additional packages in increments of 150 minutes each for $10.00
for example: 300 minutes for $20, etc. - Free unlimited local calling
- Free unlimited incoming calls
- In-State and Out-of-State Calls
- 24 hours a day/7 days a week
- Additional minutes used above purchased plan are rated at 14 cents per minute
