Less paper today. More trees tomorrow.
And more money in your pocket.

On January 1, 2010, Direct Communications will be switching to paperless billing for cable tv and internet customers.**

This means we will be generating electronic bills, which will be sent to your email address each month. You will be able to pay your bill for free online, or sign up for autopay, where your monthly payment will be automatically drawn from your credit card or checking account.

You will also still be able to print a payment coupon from your online account and mail in a regular check like you do now, if you prefer to pay by check. We will always be happy to receive your payment, so don't be shy to be old fashioned and mail in a check.

WE NEED YOU TO SIGN UP FOR E-BILLING! Do it before Feb 15, 2010, and get a $2 discount on your bill for the next 6 months.

You can still receive a paper bill after January 1, if you really want one, but a paper bill will cost $3.00 per month. If you have not signed up for e-billing by December 15, 2009, we will assume you want to continue to receive a paper bill, and your January bill will contain an additional $3.00 fee for generating and mailing a paper bill.

NOTE: If you are a Cable TV customer without access to a computer or internet, you may be eligible to have the paper bill fee waived under a senior discount. Please call and ask for this exemption if you are eligible--we cannot waive the fee unless you ask us to.

Please sign up now for e-billing to make this transition easier. If you sign up now, you will receive a $2 discount on your bill for the next 6 months. (Offer expires Feb 15, 2010.)

Please call us at 208 548 2345 if you have any questions or concerns about this change.

10 Reasons To Sign Up For Paperless Billing:

1. You will receive a $2 discount for 6 months when you sign up for e-billing.*
2. Electronic-billing is free for you. A stamp is not.
3. E-billing means less paper and more valuable space on your kitchen counter.
4. Never lose your bill again. (You can access your e-bill online from any computer).
5. Paying your bill online will save you time.
6. E-billing is healthy, because it prevents potentially-fatal paper-cuts and toxic poisoning from licking stamps and envelopes.
7. Someday the cost of postage may be more expensive than your internet service.
8. You can tell your friends you are doing something to help save the planet.
9. E-billing stimulates the economy. (*This claim not verified by independent auditors.)
10. You can earn more credit card points and finally take that vacation to the Bahamas.
    

*To qualify for paperless billing discount, you need to sign up for "e-bill only." This discount is tied to the billing method , not payment method--if you pay online but still opt to recive a paper bill, you will not receive the discount. New e-bill-only customers only. Current online billing customers who switch from dual electronic & paper billing to e-bill only may qualify for the $2 discount.

**Qualifying Cable TV customers without access to a computer or internet may be eligible to have paper bill fee waived under a senior discount. Please call and ask for this exemption if you are eligible--we cannot waive the fee unless you ask us to.

Telephone customers will not be charged to receive a paper bill, but will still qualify to receive a $2 discount if they choose to go paperless.