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ORDINANCE NO.
956
AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING RATES AND CHARGES FOR LOCAL EXCHANGE
TELEPHONE SERVICE FURNISHED BY SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE
COMPANY; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS RELATED THERETO; REPEALING
PRIOR RATE ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company has filed an
application with the City Commission of the City of La Porte
to increase its local exchange telephone rates within the City
of La Porte; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has duly considered said
application and is of the opinion that the local exchange rates
being charged by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company under
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Ordinance No. 805 do not yield a fair return on the fair value
of the Company's property used and useful in rendering its
service to the public; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. That Southwestern Bell Telephone Company is
hereby authorized to charge for local telephone service in the
City of La Porte, as part of the Houston Metropolitan Exchange,
the following rates for the classes of service listed:
Class of Service
Second Tier Zone
One Party Business - Flat Rate
Business Extension - Flat Rate
Suburban Business - Four Party
One Party Residence -,Flat Rate
Two Party Residence - Flat Rate
Suburban Residence - Four Party
Residence Extension - Flat Rate
Commercial PBX Trunks - Flat Rate
Commercial PBX Stations - Flat Rate
Residence PBX Trunks - Flat Rate
Residence PBX Stations - Flat Rate
Measured Hotel PBX Trunks (Guarantee)
Measured Hotel PBX Stations
Semi-Public - Flat Rate
Extension Semi-Public - Coin
Extension Semi-Public - Non-Coin
$23.75
2.00
17.65
9.20
6.25
7.35
1.50
41.55
2.00
16.10
1.50
(a)
1.25
9.50
2.00
1.50
(a) Local messages 7C each. Minimum local messages
revenue guarantee equal to one-party business
flat rate service.
Section 2. Nothing contained in this ordinance shall be
construed now or hereafter as limiting or modifying, in any
manner, the right and power of the City of La Porte under the
law to regulate the local exchange rates and charges of South-
western Bell Telephone Company for telephone service within
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the City of La Porte, nor shall anything contained in this
ordinance limit the rights and remedies of Southwestern Bell
Te1ephone.Company under the law to secure changes in the rates
it is authorized to charge in order to provide such company
with a fair return on the fair value of its property.
Section 3. All ordinances heretofore passed by the City
Commission of the City of La Porte authorizing rates and charges
for telephone service by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
are hereby repealed.
Section 4. If any provisions, section, subsection, sen-
tence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or the application
of same to any person or set of circumstances is for any reason
held to be unconstitutional, void or invalid, the validity of
the remaining portions of this ordinance or their application
to other persons or sets of circumstances shall not be affected
thereby, it being the intent of the City Commission in adopting
this ordinance that no portion thereof or provision or regulation
contained herein shall become inoperative or fail by reason of
any unconstitutionality of any other portion hereof and all
provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable for
that purpose.
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Section 5. This Ordinance shall be effective from and
after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 4th day of June, 1973.
CITY OF LA PORTE
By;{_d-~
E. A. Thomas, Mayor
ATTEST:
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CJ.ty Attorney