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ORDINANCE NO,
1037
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
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, 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
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 paX 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
31. 90
35.10
2.00
22,80
11.05
6.65
9,05
1.50
55.80
2.00
19,30
1.50
(a)
1.25
12,75
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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1037 ,Page 2
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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 Southwestern
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 it is authorized to
charge in order to provide such company with a fair return on the
fair value of its property,
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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,
sentence, 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
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that no portion thereof or provision or regulation contained
herein shall become inoperative or fail by reason of any uncon-
stitutiona1ity 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 3rd day of May
1976.
CITY OF LA PORTE
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