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ORDINANCE NO.
805
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE PRESCRIBING RATES FOR
LOCAL EXCHANGE TELEPHONE 'SERVICE FURNISHED BY SOUTHWESTERN
BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, AND REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN 'CONFLICT HEREWITH.
WHEREAS, the telephone service needs of the citizens of
the City of La Porte can best be served by the elimination of
interzone mess~ge cha!ges thro~ghout the Houston Metropolitan
Excha~ge, which includes the City of La Porte,; and
WHEREAS, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company has expressed
its willi~gness to make such cha~ges in its service arra~gement;
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WHEREAS, such elimination of interzone message cha!ges
within ~he Houston Metropolitan Excha~ge will involve sub-
stantial additional capital investment on the part of South-
western Bell Telephone Company; and
WHEREAS, the projected costs and projected revenue to be
incurred and derived from the expansion of the Houston Metro-
politan Excha~ge to eliminate such interzone mess~ge cha!ges
t~gether with cha~ges in the fair value of the company's plant,
expenses of operation and revenues which will result from the
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expansion and. growth of such excha~ge in the Houston Metropolitan
area indicate that the present rates authorized to be charged
by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company will be insufficient to
provide the company with a fair return on the value of its
property used and useful in providi~g telephone service:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CI1Y,OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. That Southwestern Bell Telephone Company,
upon the elimination of interzone cha!ges thro~ghout the
Housto'n Metropolitan Exchange, ,is hereby authorized to cha!ge
for local telephone service in the, City of La Porte the follow-
i~g rates for the classes of service~ listed:
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Class of Service
Monthly Rates
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One Party Business, ,Flat Rate
Business Extension, Flat Rate
One Party Residence, Flat Rate
Two Party Residence, 'Flat Rate
Residence Extension, Flat Rate
Commercial PBX Trunk '
Commercial PBX Station
Semi-Public Service Guarantee, Per day
Local Messa,ges Under Guarantee
Local Messages Over Guarantee
Coin Telephone Charge per Local Message
Extension, Semi~public, Coin '
Extension, Semi-Public, Non-Coin
$20.00
2.00
8.15
6.25
1.50
30.00
2.00
.50
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.08-3/4
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2.00
1.50
Section 2. Effective with the elimination of said inter-
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zone cha:rges thro~ghout the Houston Metropolitan ~xchange, and
the placi~g into effect of the above rates, the following rate
ordinances heretofore passed by the City Commission of the City
of La Porte arehe~e~y repealed, to-wit: Ordinances 406, 406-A,
486, 486-A, and any amendments thereto. In addition, all
ordinances, resolutions, franchises, or parts thereof in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed insofar but only insofar as such
conflicts exist.
Section 3. Notning in this Ordinance contained shall be
construed now or hereafter as limiti~g or modifying, in any
manner, the r~ght and power of the City under the law to
regulate the rate ,and cha:rges of Southwestern Bell Telephone
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Company.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the
28th day of October,
A.D. 1968.
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