OR 34 Authorizes Southwestern State Telephone Company to provide services ORDINANCE NO. 34
WHEREAS, The Southwestern States Telephone Company has requested the
City Council of the City of Coppell to adopt its Texas General Exchange Tariff
whereby a standarization of its rates charged in the City of Coppell will cause
such rates to be the same as those charged in fts other exchanges in Texas, and
WHEREAS, such rates will result in a general rate reduction to its
customers in the City of Coppell,l and
WHEREAS, The Southwestern States Telephone Company proposes as a
betterment of service the elimination of its business four-party service and
to discontinue as a new service offering residence four-party service, and such
service will apply to existing services only, and substitute residence two-party
service, and
WHEREAS, said proposed schedule of rates appears to the City Council
to be reasonable and just, and necessary to insure continued expansion and
improvement of telephone service in the Coppell telephone exchange, and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the right of The Southwestern
States Telephone Company to earn a fair return on the fair value of its property
devoted to the rendition of local exchange telephone service to the customers of
the Coppell, Texas, exchange.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COPPELL, TEXAS:
Section 1: That The Southwestern States Telephone Company is hereby
authorized to place into effect on its first billing date following the passage
of this ordinance, the following schedule of rates within the corporate limits
of Coppell, Texas, for local telephone service and such other charges and rates
for Miscellaneous Services as are included in its Texas General Exchange Tariff,
and to eliminate its business four-party service, and to discontinue as a new
service offering residence four-party service, and such residence four-party
service will apply to existing services only, and to offer residence two-party
service.
Class of Service:
MONTHLY RATES
BUSINESS:
Individual Line Service
Extension
$7.00
1.75
RESIDENCE:
Individual Line Service
Two Party Line Service
Four Party Line Service
Extension
4.50
4.00
3 . 00
1.25
Section 2: That nothing in this ordinance contained shall be construed
as in any manner, now or hereafter, limiting or modifying the right and power of
the City of Coppell under the law to regulate the rates charged by The Southwestern
States Telephone Company for its service within the City of Coppell, Texas.
Passed and approved this the ~ day of ~ , 19 ~fi
ATTEST:
Mayor, City of as
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