Residential Phone Services & Rates

Copper Valley's telephone service areas cover over 9400 square miles, which include telephone service to the communities of Valdez, Tatitlek, Copper River Basin, Chitina, McCarthy and Mentasta.

Basic Local Service
E911 Charge (Valdez Only) 75¢
Residential Line Charge $13.45
Alaska Network Access Fee $1.50
Federal Subscriber Line Charge $6.50
Universal Access Surcharge 10¢
Federal Universal Service Charge 68¢
Total Before Taxes $22.98
Charges are per month per line. Installation and service fees are an additional charge, as outlined below.

Long Distance

Visit our Long Distance Services page for information on our long distance plans.

Long Distance Residential Rate Plans
It's Your Call Monthly Fee In State Minutes
(after included minutes)		 Out of State Minutes
(after included minutes)
100 Minute Plan $9.95 .14 .10
200 Minute Plan $17.95 .14 .10
300 Minute Plan $24.95 .14 .10
500 Minute Plan $37.95 .14 .10
1000 Minute Plan $74.95 .14 .10
Included minutes may be intrastate & interstate minutes. Additional minutes are rated as .14 for intrastate and .10 for interstate. Minutes do not carry over from month to month. Toll cycle is from the 20th of one month through the 19th of the next month. Minutes are rated for the bill issued on the 1st of the month following the end of the toll cycle. Rates apply to all time periods and days.

Installation Fees / Service Order

Central Office Charge $21.15
Service Order Charge $11.00
Above fees due at time of application.
There may be a required residential deposit‚ which usually runs $50.00 if local access only and $90.00 if long distance capable. CVTC will waive deposit requirement if customer has a letter from another utility showing good pay history or have had previous service with CVTC‚ which reflects good pay history.
If location where requesting phone service has not had service for quite some time and CVTC equipment has been moved to accommodate phone service at another location in neighborhood there may also be a required $52.00 premise visit charge.

Additional Features

Click here for more details on additional features available for local telephone.

Optional Enhanced Calling Services
Call Waiting $2.50 per month
Call Forwarding $2.50 per month
Three-Way Calling $2.50 per month
Speed Calling 30 $2.50 per month
Anonymous Call Rejection $1.25 per month
Calling Number Blocking (FREE)
Line Blocking (FREE)
Selective Call Forwarding ($2.50 per month)
Selective Call Acceptance $2.50 per month
Selective Call Rejection $2.50 per month
Automatic Call Back $2.50 per month
Automatic Call Return $2.50 per month
Caller ID Name & Number $5.95 per month*
*Caller ID with Call Waiting $7.95 per month- (A savings of $.50 per month)
*Caller ID Number Only $4.95 per month.
Warm Line $2.50 per month
Auto Line $2.50 per month
Voice Mail (see service descriptions)  
RES 1 Voice Mail Package $8.95 per month
RES 2 Voice Mail Package $10.95 per month
BUS 1 Voice Mail Package $10.95 per month
BUS 2 Voice Mail Package $13.95 per month
Distinctive Ringing $2.50 per month
Ring Again $2.50 per month
Some features not available in all areas

Voice Mail Packages

Vist our Voice mail features pages for a detailed explanations of what is included in our packages

Voice Mail Package Comparisons
Features Standard Plus Deluxe
Price Per Month $3.95 $4.95* $5.95*
10 Messages X
20 Messages X
30 Messages X
15 Min. Storage X X
30 Min. Storage X
3 Min. Message X X
5 Min. Message X
Message Kept 14 Days X
Message Kept 30 Days X
Message Kept 45 Days X
Message Waiting Indicator X X X
1 Voice Mailbox, Multiple #'s X X
Distribution Lists X X
Message Forward X X
Express Messaging X X X
Email Notification & Management X X
3 Sub Mailboxes X
9 Sub Mailboxes X
Greeting Only** $4.95, 5 Min. Message Length
* Requires Call Forwarding Services
** Requires Remote Call Forwarding Services