89-01 R - Southwestern Bell Telephone Metro System RESOLUTION # 8 9-1
BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF PROSPER, TEXAS, SUPPORTS
THE PROPOSED "TEXAS FIRST" PACKAGE OF SOUTHWESTERN BELT, TELEPHONE
COMPANY AS PRESENTLY WRITTEN WHICH WOULD:
---FREEZE BASIC LOCAL TELEPHONE RATES FOR FIVE YEARS.
---REDUCE SOUTHWESTERN BFFT, CHARGES TO LONG DISTANCE CARRIERS,
WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN SAVINGS ON LONG DISTANCE SERVICES.
---ELIMINATE FOUR-PARTY SERVICE.
---ACCELERATE THE UPGRADING OF SOUTHWESTERN BELL'S TEXAS TELE-
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK.
---EXPAND THE OPTIONAL CALLING SCOPES AROUND THE METROPOLITAN
AREAS OF THE STATE, i.e. TOLL FREE CALLING BETWEEN THE PROSPER
EXCHANGE AND DALLAS EXCHANGE?
WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE PUBLIC UTILITY CODMRISSION OF TEXAS TO
ACT FAVORABLY ON THE "TEXAS FIRST" PROPOSAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
WE BELIEVE THIS PROPOSAL WILL GREATLY ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOP-
MENT EFFORTS IN OUR AREA AND BE OF GREAT BENEFIT TO OUR EXISTING
BUSINESSES.
PASSED ON THIS THE 14th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1989 BY A MOTION FROM BILL
LOGGINS AND A SECOND FROM RALPH BOYER. MOTION CARRIED 5 TO 0.
MAYOR