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ORDINANCE NO.
1005
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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. 958 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
MONTHLY RATE
SECOND TIER ZONE
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One Party Business - Flat Rate
One Party Business - Flat Rate - Key
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
$29.50
32.45
2.00
21.15
10.35
6.25
8.45
1.50
51.60
2.00
18.10
1.50
(a)
1.25
11.80
2.00
1.50
(A) Local messages 8~ each. Minimum local messages
revenue guarantee equal to one-party business
flat rate service.
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1005 ,Page 2.
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SERVICE CONNECTION, MOVE AND CHANGE CHARGES:
On-Premises work charge, per station
Present New
$25.00 (1) -
$20.00
12.00
8.00
15.00
12.00
9.00
4.00
Business Service .
Customer request charge, per service order
Central Office access charge, per line
Residence Service.
Customer request charge, per service order
Central Office access charge, per line
On-Premises work cparge, per station
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(1) Main telephone connection--Moves, changes
and extensions connections - $15.00
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
the City of La Porte, nor shall anything contained in this
ordinance limit the rights and remedies of Southwestern Bell
Telephone Company under the law to secure changes in the rates
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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
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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
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Ordinance No. 1005
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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.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall be effective from and
after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 7th day of October, 1974.
CITY OF LA PORTE
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