1969-007 NO ?
AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING THE PRINCIPAL MONTHLY RATES
TO BE CHARGED BY GENERAL TELEPHONE COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND
AGSIGNS, FOR AUTOMATIC LOCAL EXCHANGE TELEPHONE SERVICE FURNISH-
ED TO ITS SUBSCRIBERS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
DENTON, TEXAS, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDIN-
ANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
Effective Feb ~ 1969, General Telephone Company of the
Southwest shall be, and it is hereby, authorized to charge the
following principal monthly rates for automatic local exchange
telephone service in the C~ty of Denton
CLASS AND GRADE OF SERVICE MONTHLY RATES
1 Party Business Service $13 O0
Bus~ness Extension Station 1 75
1 Party Residence Service 6 15
2 Party Residence Service 6 15
4 Party Residence Service 4 45
Residence Extension Stations 1 25
Commercial PBX Trunks 21 QO
Hotel PBX Trunks 14 O0
Commercial PBX ~nd PABX Stations 1 75
Hotel PBX Station I O0
Semi-Public Service (Guarantee) 13 O0
Rural Business 4 Party ll O0
Rural Residence 4 Party 5 50
SECTION II
The rates and charges prowded ~n this ordinance for the
local exchange telephone services ~ndlcated shall be applicable
w~th~n the corporate limits of the C~ty of Denton, Texas, as
now defined, and wlthln the corporate l~mtts of said C~ty as the
same from t~me to t~me may be extended or changed, subject to
the following prowslons hereof
SECTION III
General Telephone Company of the Southwest shall keep on
file at the local bus~ness off~ce of the company, subject to
~nspection during regular business hours, its Local Exchange
Service Tariffs, ~ts ~eneral Exchange Service Tariffs, and its
General Rules and Regulations, as applicable to the Denton
Exchange, setting forth in more specific detail the definition
of the, terms and the application of the rates set out above,
and spl~cifylng rates and charges fmr other services and for
faclli~ties furnished by it w~thtn the corporate l~mlts of the
City of Denton, Texas In the event of any conflict between any
present or future rate, rule or regulation of the company and
any rate, rule or regulation contained ~n th~s ordinance, then
the rate, rule or regulation contained ~n this ordinance shall
apply
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SECTION V
Thls ordinance ~s ~ntended to eliminate the necessity of
litigating the request of General Telephone Company of the South-
west, hereinafter sometimes called Company, as to the rates
quoted for the local exchange telephone services covered hereby
in order to provide sa~d Company w~th a fair return on the fair
value of ~ts property used and useful in the furnlsh~ng of local
exchange telephone service in said City of Denton, it hawng con-
s~stently been, and st~ll being, the contention of sa~d
that rates substantially higher than those provided hereby are
required ~or such purpose Accordingly, while the City Council
of saSd City asserts, by the adoption of this ordinance, that
the rates hereby established for the local exchange telephone
serwces covered hereby ere not in excess of the rates required
for such purpose, nevertheless, sa~d governing body acknowled§es
the existence of the abovement~oned needs of sa~d Company,amd,
~n recognition thereof and ~n order to carry into effect a
furthe~ understanding between the said ¢~ty and sa~d Company
that said Company will not litigate this matter, hereby stipulates
and agrees that the action of sa~d Company in falling to f~le
said lawsul~ shall not be construed, now or hereafter, as an
abandonment or ~a~ver by said Company of any claim as to the
sufflc~ency of the rates established hereby, it being the express
~ntent~on of said City that this ordinance shall be, and ~t ~s
hereby, adopted w~thout determination of or pre~udlce to any
future claims of sa~d Company as to the alleged ~nsuff~clency of
the rates established hereby, end said Company shall not be
precluded hereby from applying to said City or from instituting
such legal or equitable action es may be appropriate for the
establishment of rates and charges for local exchange telephone
serwce to subscribers ~th~n sa~d City as m~y be required ~n
order that ~t may Pece~ve a fair return on the then fair value
of 1ts property used end useful in the furnishing of local exchange
telephone service ~n said City S~mllarly, should the governing
body of the ¢~ty, after due not,ce to said Company and ~n oppor-
tunity to be heard, hereafter determine that the rates provided
hereby have become excessive for such purpose, said governing
bod~ may order a future reduction of said rates, subject only to
the lim~tatlon that no rates or charges so fixed shall prevent
sa~d Company from rece~wng a fair return on the then fair va~ue
of ~ts, property used and useful in the furnlsh~ng of local exchange
telephone service ~n the Cit~ of Denton
SECTION VI
This ordinance shall ~nure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the General Telephone Company, 1ts successors and assigns
SECTION VII
Ordinance No 56-55, adopted November 13, lg56, and all other
ordinances, or parts of ordinances, ~n conflict with any of the
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provisions hereof, shall be, and they are hereby, repealed
SECTION
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force ~mmedl-
ately upon ~ts passage
PASGED AND APPROVED th~s ~UC day of February,
A
D
1969
~r~K~ MARTIN, MAYOR
~ ~,~ OF DENTON, TEXAS
ATTEST
~TARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
JASIK Q BARTON, CITY ATTORNEY
2~Y OF DENTON, TEXAS
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