Ord 2833 11/6/1973 ORDINANCE NO. 02(.3,3
ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING RATES AND CHARGES
FOR LOCAL EXCHANGE TELEPHONE SERVICE
FURNISHED BY SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE
COMPANY IN THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS,
TEXAS, AND REPEALING CERTAIN PRIOR ORDI-
NANCES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company shall
place in effect the following schedule of rates for local
exchange telephone service on December 15, 1973 .
Class of Service Monthly Rate
One-Party Business Flat Rate $ 16.75
Business Extension Station Flat 1.75
One-Party Business Measured 10.00 (a)
Business Extension Station Measured 1.25
One-party Residence 6.70
Two-Party Residence 5 .15
Residence Extension Station 1.25
Commercial PBX Trunk (b)
Commercial PBX Station 1.75
Measured Hotel PBX Trunk (Guarantee) (c)
Measured Hotel PBX Station 1. 00
Semi-Public Coin Telephone Service (d)
Coin Telephone Charge per Local
Message . 10
Extension Semi-Public - Coin 1.75
Extension Semi-Public - Non-Coin 1.25
Surburban Four-Party Business 11.85
Surburban Four-Party Residence 5 . 85
(a) Includes 100 out-going local messages, others
$ . 07 each.
(b) The rate for a flat rate PBX trunk is one and
three-fourths times the rate for one-party
business flat rate service.
(c) Minimum local message revenue guarantee equal
to one-party business flat rate service.
(d) The rate for flat rate Semi-Public Coin Telephone
service is 40% of the rate for one-party business
flat rate service.
Rates and charges for miscellaneous service and equip-
ment shall remain as heretofore established; provided,
however, that Southwestern Bell Telephone Company shall
have the right to file from time to time with the City
Clerk different rates and charges for such miscellaneous
service and equipment, such different rates and charges
to become effective thirty days after filing unless
otherwise ordered by the Board of Aldermen.
SECTION 2 . All ordinances heretofore passed by the City
of Wichita Falls establishing rates and charges for telephone
service (except Ordinance No. 1899, dated March 28 , 1960,
establishing a base rate area) are hereby repealed effective
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with the establishment of the rates authorized in Section
above.
SECTION 3. 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 under the law to
regulate the rates and charges of Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1973.
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ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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