Providers and subsidiaries requesting a refund must submit all required information to the Comptroller. Providers and subsidiaries should submit only one claim per applicable refund period that covers all Texas state sales and use tax paid on qualifying purchases during the refund period. The Comptroller can request additional documentation during the verification process and will deny refunds if all required and supporting documentation is not provided. Electronic Claim Submission Requests must be in comma-delimited (CSV) format. Below is an example of an approved CSV file. The file must include exactly the fields shown, in exactly the order shown. Do not include any blank lines, totals or subtotals. When all data has been entered, delete the header row, and save the file to your computer as a CSV file. Taxpayers can only have one active submission on file at a time. Subsequent submissions will replace the previous file. Paper Claim Submission Providers and subsidiaries can request a waiver from electronic filing if they cannot file electronically. Waiver requests must be submitted at least 30 days before the refund claim deadline and must include a detailed written explanation of the provider’s inability to file electronically. Send a request for a waiver from electronic filing to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, P. O. Box 13003, Austin, TX 78711. Data Required to Request a Refund Providers and subsidiaries must provide the information listed below for each item for which they are requesting a refund: Vendor Name Format: Text Field length: 50 Field description/instructions: Input vendor (seller) name from the invoice. Taxpayer Number Who Paid Tax to State Numeric 11 Enter the 11-digit Texas sales and use tax number under which the tax for this transaction was reported. If tax was paid to or refunded by a vendor, enter the vendor's sales and use tax number. If tax was accrued and remitted on your return(s) or assessed by the Comptroller, enter your sales and use tax number. All entries must be exactly 11 numeric digits. How Paid 15 Describe how the tax was paid. Enter “assessed” if the tax was assessed by the Comptroller. Enter “accrued” if the tax was accrued and remitted on your sales tax return. Enter “paid to vendor” if the tax was invoiced by and paid to a vendor (seller). Enter “refunded” if the tax has been refunded to you. Invoice Number 30 Enter the invoice number exactly as it appears on the invoice. Invoice Date Date mm/dd/yyyy Enter the invoice date in mm/dd/yyyy format. Item Description 100 Provide a detailed description of the items(s) purchased and/or a manufacturer part number. Do not list Inventory codes. This field is limited to 100 characters. The Comptroller may request additional information. Payment Date Enter the date the tax was paid in mm/dd/yyyy format. This date must be during a valid period for this refund request. Amount Subject to Tax 12 Enter the total dollar amount on which sales or use tax was calculated for qualifying items on this invoice. Amount of State Tax Refund Requested 10 Enter the amount of state tax (6.25%) paid on qualifying items on this invoice. General Instructions and Requirements Valid entries are required in each field. Each transaction for which you are requesting a refund must be included in a single file. You will only be allowed to upload one file. Subsequent uploads will overwrite previous uploads. The purchaser on the invoice must be the same as the purchaser filing the refund claim. The Total Taxable Amount on Qualifying Purchases entered on the Rebate Summary page will not be adjusted if it does not match the detailed transactions file received. The taxpayer requesting the refund must submit changes to the Total Taxable Amount on Qualifying Purchases by the refund request date. The Total Sales Tax Rebate Amount Requested on the Rebate Summary page will not be adjusted if it does not match the detail transactions file received. The taxpayer requesting the refund must submit changes to the Total Sales Tax Rebate Amount Requested by the refund request date. Uploading the File We recommend that you upload your full detail transactions file as early as possible to avoid peak traffic, which may prevent the upload of your file. Requests Filed after the Refund Request Date Texas Taxpayer Number Taxpayer Name Rebate Request Year (e.g., For qualifying purchases on which tax was paid Jan. 1, 2015, through Dec. 31, 2015, the Rebate Request Year is 2015.) Claim Type: Provider or Subsidiary Provider Texas Taxpayer Number (if claim is being filed by Subsidiary) Provider Taxpayer Name (if claim is being filed by Subsidiary) Industry Type: Telecommunications, Cable or Internet Total Taxable Amount of Qualifying Purchases (dollars and cents) Total Sales Tax Rebate Amount Requested (dollars and cents) Contact Name Contact Title (e.g., Employee, Accountant, etc.) Contact Company Name Contact Phone Number Contact Email Contact Address A CSV file containing the information described in the section must be submitted upon request. See the section for an example of an approved CSV file and additional information regarding the file. To be considered timely, a claim for refund of Texas state sales and use tax must be filed by the refund request date. The refund request date is March 31 of the year immediately following the calendar year in which the tax was paid. If the refund request date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the refund request date will be the next business day. The Comptroller will deny late-filed claims for lack of funds if the total amount of eligible requests for the applicable refund period received by the refund request date is greater than $50 million. If the total amount of eligible requests received by the refund request date for the applicable refund period is less than or equal to $50 million, we will process late-filed requests on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Letterbox (4:3 aspect ratio) - frame not displaying video at the top and bottom of the screen that keeps the picture from getting cropped. Pillar-box (SD content, 4:3 aspect ratio) - frame on the left and right that keeps the picture from getting stretched. Windowbox - frame on all four sides that keeps the picture from getting stretched and cropped. Why is this happening? We broadcast most of our HDTV programming in 16:9 format since most HDTVs have a widescreen display with that ratio. If we receive signals from our programmers with content in the 4:3 format, you may see black areas on the right and left edges of the screen that make the image fit the viewing area. If you have a square (4:3 aspect ratio) HDTV and we broadcast the HD signal in the 16:9 wide-screen format, you may see black areas at the top and bottom of your screen. Adjustments can be made to video settings on both the television and HD receiver to find a full or "stretched" screen to eliminate the bars on top and bottom or left and right sides of the screen. How to change your TV screen format If you have a white Universal Remote, just press the FORMAT button at the top left to cycle through different screen formats. If you have the Genie Remote, follow these steps: Go to any channel and press the INFO button Press the RIGHT ARROW to scroll through to Audio/Video Press the DOWN ARROW to highlight “Change Resolution & Format, ” then press SELECT to cycle through different screen formats. Learn more about DIRECTV remotes here.

Save time before you call DISH GetHuman collects the best phone numbers and shortcuts for companies, but we also have how-to guides for common customer issues. Or you can hire us to call DISH for you and help with your issue. Start by telling us why you're calling. Here are some reasons that other DISH customers called 866-974-1617 recently: GetHuman-uoldbuzz9d ago "Need to speak to their loyalty program reps"GetHuman-lbreilly3 mons ago "my dish was shut off. I paid my bill on June 9, 2016. What is the problem?"GetHuman-aplunk3 mons ago And these are some very popular reasons why other people call this DISH number Ready to call DISH? We called DISH's phone number, tried the various choices in their interactive phone system, and recorded it for you. Click/tap on endpoints to see how to get to them, transcriptions of recorded messages, customer information required, and more. We have a few other tricks to try if you're calling DISH, and if you are already viewing this on a phone or call-capable device, then you can click or tap below to just start a call. Have DISH call you instead Call DISH using our web-phone Dial 866-974-1617 now Did you already call DISH? If you're already on the phone with DISH, you may want to look over any tips we have for getting better results. If you already talked to a DISH rep (or several), let us know if you were able to resolve your issue and how your experience was- it's how we customers push companies like DISH to give better customer support. My problem isn't fixed after calling them Review your phone call to DISH support Here are some things that other customers said after calling 866-974-1617 and talking to a DISH customer service agent: "Please do not stop carrying the SciFi channel. It is one of our very wat..."GetHuman-punkonfi6 mons ago "Can't read TV Guide. The font is so small. Americans with disabilities..."GetHuman-nadinem28 mons ago "Misrepresented on channels DISH has"GetHuman-goodpap8 mons ago More DISH 800 numbers and support This is the best of 11 ways to contact DISH according to 1366594 GetHuman users. Below you can compare the many ways to contact DISH customer service. 800-409-7041 New Customers 888-715-3291 New Customer Concierge 888-858-0822 Deals & Packages Concierge 877-318-2092

The programs made by Deep Dish TV, working with hundreds of program producers, have reached millions of people through the public access channels that cable companies are required to provide. Cable corporations are pushing to eliminate these channels. Though constantly embattled, these channels for free expression and community communication have continued to expand. As technology improves and cable analog television is replaced by newer digital technology, it is essential that commercial use of the public spectrum and municipal rights-of-way must provide the public with access to technology and the means to communicate on all platforms. Deep Dish TV also has a long history of collaboration with other independent media organizations. And this collaboration is building a rapidly growing audience that depends on independent media as a vital source of information and inspiration. Deep Dish TV produced the first year of the TV version of Pacifica Radio Network’s “Democracy Now!” with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, “Paper Tiger TV”, “INN World Reports” and dozens of media groups provide programs to public access television. Many use the global network of over 100 “Independent Media Centers” for stories. Deep Dish was instrumental in founding the first Indy media Center in Seattle and has worked to enlarge that network to include hubs in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Deep Dish worked with many of these independent media organizations to provide live radio and television coverage of the protests that have brought millions of people into the streets to oppose the Iraq war. And most recently, Deep Dish staff helped produce the live television and internet broadcast of the “Iraq Veterans Against the War: Winter Soldier” – Eyewitness Accounts of the Iraq and Afghanistan Occupations. Over 200 veterans were in attendance at the National Labor College in Washington DC, and more than 50 veterans testified. In April 2008 Deep Dish TV produced Nothing Is Safe: Israel’s 2006 War on Lebanon. This powerful series includes 3 films by Lebanese filmmakers and 11 short videos by Lebanese artists made during and immediately after the war, as well as first hand reports from Indymedia journalists. “Waves of Change” is an on-going multi-part report on community grassroots media around the world. The Waves of Change blog is visited daily by scores of activists, academics and policy makers. It provides recent news of the difficult struggles to maintain communication in besieged communities around the world but also reports on the recent victories as airwaves and television channels are opened to grass roots participation. Deep Dish has presented excerpts from this project to the Union for Democratic Communication, the Scribe Video Center and the Our Media Network. Deep Dish’s 2009 four-part series, DIY Media: Movement Perspectives on Critical Moments depicts the history of recent social movements in the United States from the perspective of participants in those movements: a history recounted through the words of activists that have sought equal rights for gays and lesbians; waged campaigns for environmental justice; struggled to curb corporate power, and fought against unjust, destructive U.S. foreign policy in Latin America. The mainstream media curates a history for us that is frequently out of sync with the experience of participants and victims. This series strives to amend that record and include a people’s history as an integral part of the story.

DIRECTV is one of the leading providers of subscription-based satellite TV in the United States. If you are looking for a television experience like no other; a television experience with unparalleled choice and quality; then you should definitely consider DIRECTV which boasts access to hundreds of standard and premium channels at highly competitive prices. SELECT: 130+ channels ENTERTAINMENT: 140+ channels CHOICE: 150+ channels XTRA: 205+ channels ULTIMATE: 225+ channels PREMIER: 285+ channels The channels available with each package have been carefully chosen to fulfil everybody’s needs, from occasional TV viewers to those of you who live in front of your television. And so whether you want a TV service that’ll let you watch the latest Showtime programs or the 2015 Super Bowl, DIRECTV is your go-to for unparalleled channel choice. WHAT CHANNELS DOES DIRECTV HAVE? The full list of channels offered by DIRECTV can be viewed above. In total, there are over 285 channels available in SD and HD. Here’s a run-down of what you can expect depending on your TV package: News Channels – includes: Fox News, CNN, C-SPAN, MSNBC and many more Includes international news services like Al Jazeera and BBC America Movie Channels – includes: REELZChannel, AMC, TCM, IFC and the ENCORE movie networks, plus many more Sports Channels – includes: ESPN, MLB Network, SEC Network, the Golf Channel and many more Plus premium sporting channels, showing the most high profile events live Family and Local Programming – includes: Entertainment for kids; Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and others Education channels like Discovery and Animal Planet, and more Extensive local programming, for news and updates relevant to you ENJOY HD CHANNELS AT NO EXTRA COST WITH DIRECTV One of the great things about all of the channels offered by DIRECTV is that at least 50% are HD channels – even in the cheapest SELECT package. And so if you have a HD Ready or Full HD TV, you can watch channels in 720p or 1080p, depending on the resolution broadcast. This is fantastic value and means that DIRECTV is the best satellite TV option for HD lovers. WHAT CHANNELS SHOULD I GET? This is the golden question, isn’t it? What channels you should get depends on what you like to watch the most; TV shows, movies, sports, etc. If you only watch TV occasionally, we recommend SELECT with 130+ channels. If you like to have the option to watch the latest TV shows and other channels, though, we recommend that you look into the ENTERTAINMENT and CHOICE packages. The best DIRECTV channels undoubtedly come in the form of the XTRA, ULTIMATE and PREMIER packages.

These days, it seems like you can see just about anything on television. It isn’t hard at all to gain access to television shows and movies heavy with language, sexual references, and violence. As a parent, this may be concerning to you. Even if you try to monitor what your child is watching, it’s nearly impossible to be in the room at all times. For those of you without cable, this may not be as much of a concern. After all, if all you are doing is popping in a DVD, then you know what’s going to come on. However, if you use a cable service or stream shows or movies online, then your child has access to many channels, and they may stumble across them on accident. Perhaps you don’t have a child, but are concerned with what you are viewing on television. If you are religious, you may uncomfortable watching certain shows and movies. Of course, it’s usually pretty easy to skip the channels you don’t want to see, but it’s helpful to have another system in place that can help filter out the things you aren’t comfortable viewing. Here some options for controlling you or your child’s viewing options. Parental Controls on Cable The most obvious option for you would be parental controls. Most cable companies offer this service for free, and it shouldn’t be difficult at all to set up. Generally, this will be under the “menu” or “setup” option. You will likely be prompted to enter a pin, so be sure to use a code you will remember. An anniversary or birthdate may work well, but if you have children, you might want to use a code they won’t so easily guess. There are usually three different ways you can block shows or movies: • By the rating (Such as TV-MA or R) • By the content (Sexual content, violence, language, etc.) • Specific channels or shows Once you have completed set up, the cable system should automatically block the ratings, content, and programs you have set it up for. The pin number you set will be required to unlock any of the content. V-Chip If you don’t have cable but still use an antenna for getting local channels, then you might check to see if your television has a v-chip. This is a parental control system that blocks programs by television rating. Similar to parental controls, you will set a pin, but this system generally will only block television shows and movies that have a certain rating and nothing else. Still, this can be a helpful option for you, and it doesn’t cost extra money. An External Filter Perhaps you regularly watch television on Netflix or another streaming service and are looking for something that can eliminate curse words or inappropriate content. While Netflix does now offer a separate “kid” option when you first sign into Netflix, this isn’t especially helpful if it is you who wants to watch something. Perhaps you want to watch a movie that has just come out but don’t want to deal with all of the language. There are external devices that can help with this. The one that is best depends on what exactly you are looking for, and you need to make sure the one you choose works with your system. For example, there are some made specifically for DVDs. They will not work when you are streaming the television show or movie. Just because you don’t want you or your child to see inappropriate content doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be able to enjoy television shows or movies. Figure out which parental control systems will work best for you so you can enjoy your time in front of the television without worrying about being exposed to content you don’t want to be. This entry was posted in and tagged childhood, entertainment, parental control, raising kids, television. Bookmark the permalink.

Some companies boast about being the best. Some companies boast about having the best packages, fastest Internet speeds and the most reliable service. However, as most have come to find out, claiming to be the best and being the best are two very different things. Companies such as Suddenlink claim to be the best, but the Internet is filled with consumer complaints about connection speeds, interrupted service and constant telephone calls to tech support. Only DISH provides their customers with reliability, stability and fast customer service. Keeping up with clients, family and the latest viral video requires an Internet connection that won’t leave you hanging — one that won’t make you wait to see the latest stocks, what your niece got for her birthday or what the silly cat in pajamas is going to do next. When you are nestled on the couch wrapped in your favorite blanket with a warm cup of cocoa, the last thing you want to do is check the cables, unplug the box and wait two minutes. Wouldn’t you rather just sit back and enjoy your favorite show? DISH uses the latest equipment to ensure a reliable connection whether you are in front of your computer or in front of your TV. And let’s not forget about the packages! Only DISH offers: America’s Top 200 $39.99 – 200 channels including free premium movie channels for three months, free HD service for life, free Hopper HD DVR upgrade and regional sports networks. Everything Pak for $89.99 – 315 channels including free premium movie channels for three months, free HD service for life, free Hopper HD DVR upgrade and regional sports networks.

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 25, 2015 – For the fourth year running, DISH ranked highest in overall customer satisfaction in the West region as rated by consumers participating in the J.D. Power U.S. Residential Television Service Provider Satisfaction StudySM. “Customer service is about trust, and we work to earn the trust of consumers every day, ” said Erik Carlson, DISH executive vice president of operations. “As a national provider, we strive to continually improve the customer experience and to consistently deliver great service to our 14 million customers nationwide.” In all regions nationwide, DISH’s score has increased year over year each of the past four years as rated by consumers on performance and reliability, customer service, cost, billing, programming and communications. “Our score continues to top the cable companies because we are always looking for new ways to better serve consumers by focusing on delivering the best customer service, best technology and best value, ” added Carlson. Over the past year, DISH has introduced new customer service features like “My Tech, ” an online appointment tool available on mydish.com in which customers receive personalized information about their service appointment including the picture, name and even the location of a DISH technician on the way to their home. The company also expanded the availability of DISH Smart Home Services home entertainment installation to Amazon customers, installing TV, audio and in-home wireless networks for DISH customers as well as general consumers, available through Amazon. DISH has also continued to update its Hopper Whole-Home HD DVR platform by adding streaming apps like Netflix and Vevo, and family-friendly features like partnering with Common Sense Media to provide age-appropriate ratings and reviews of programming. DISH is also serving customers with its DISH Anywhere app, which has added profiles for personalized recommendations so users can easily find shows they might like and watch them at home or on-the-go. About DISH DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH), through its subsidiaries, provides approximately 13.932 million pay-TV subscribers, as of June 30, 2015, with the highest-quality programming and technology with the most choices at the best value. Subscribers enjoy a high definition lineup with more than 200 national HD channels, the most International channels, and award-winning HD and DVR technology. DISH Network Corporation is a Fortune 250 company. Visit