2173 ORD AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 1531ORDINANCE NO. 2173 •
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1531; AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PRESCRIBING
RATES AND CHARGES FOR LOCAL EXCHANGE TELEPHONE SER-
VICE FURNISHED BY AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JANOUARY 31, Ol ~
AND PROVIDING FOR 974.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS:
Section l. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company shall place in
effect the following schedule of rates for local exchange telephone ser-
vice on its first billing date after January 31, 1974.
Class of Service
Monthly Rate
One Party Business Flat Rate
$14. 50
75
1
Business Extension Station Flat
.
75
6
One Party Residence
.
85
4
Two Party Residence
.
25
1
Residence Extension Station
.
(a)
Commercial PBX Trunk
75
1
Commercial PBX Station
.
b
Measured Hotel PBX Trunk (Guarantee)
Measured Hotel PBX Station
00
l
(
)
Semi-Public Coin Telephone Service
10
Coin Telephone Charge per Local Message
75
1
C
Extension Semi -Public - Coin
.
Extension Semi-Public - Non-Coin
1. 25
95
10
(d)
Suburban Four Party Business
.
5
45
(d)
Suburban Four Party Residence
,
9. 60
(e)
Rural Eight Party Business
25
4
(e)
Rural Eight Party Residence
.
(a) The rate for a flat rate PBX trunk is one
and three-
fourths 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 ser-
vice 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 Council
of the City of Paris establishing rates and charges for telephone service
are hereby repealed effective with the establishment of the rates au-
thorized in Section 1 above.
Section 3. Nothing contained in this ordinance shall be con-
strued now or hereafter as limiting of 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.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective on the
31st day of January, 1974.
Passed and adopted this 14th day of January, 1974.
i . D. allo Mayor
ATTEST:
' L~'J
H. C. Gr ene, City Clerk
APP OV A TO FORM:
T. K. Hayne , City Attorney