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ORD CC 07/13/71 - Southwestern Bell ratesAN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING RATES AND CHARGES FOR LOCAL EXCHANGE TELEPHONE SERVICE FURNISHED BY SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, AND REPEALING ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS: Section 1: That Southwestern Bell Telephone Company is hereby authorized to place in effect the following schedule of rates for local exchange telephone service to be effective on the first billing date after final passage of the within Ordinance. Said schedule of rates is as follows: One Party Business Flat Rate Business Extension Station Flat One Party Residence Two Party Residence Residence Extension Station Commercial PBX Trunk Commercial PBX Station Measured Hotel PBX Trunk (Guarantee) Measured Hotel PBX Station Semi - Public Coin Telephone Service Coin Telephone Charge per Local Message Extension Semi - Public -Coin extension Semi - Public- Non -Coin Suburban Four Party Business Suburban Four Party Residence Rural Eight Party Business Rural Eight Party Residence $13.50 1.50 6.25 4.90 1.00 (a) 1.50 (b) 1.00 (c) .10 1.50 1.00 10.50 (d) 5.25 (d) 9.60 (e) 4.25 (e) (a) The rate for a flat rate PBX Trunk is one and one -half times the rate for one party business flat rate service. (b) Minimum local message revenue guarantee equal to one party business flat rate service. (c) The rate for flat rate Semi- Public -Coin Telephone service is 40% of the rate for one party business flat rate service. (d) Basic Rate for initial suburban service area only. (e) Basic Rate for initial rural service area only. Rural service is not available within the initial suburban service area. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company may withdraw rural service as facilities are made available to provide a better class of service. Section 2: All ordinances heretofore passed by the City of Huntsville establishing rates and charges for telephone service(with the exception of the ordinance dated December 4, 1956, establishing a base rate area) are hereby repealed effective with the establishment of the rates authorized in Section 1 above.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. Pit PASSED AND APPROVED on this the hr day of A. D., 1971. ATTESTrN : City Secre ary )14(//.. JeL 4,4( W. BEN BLALOC JR. M or