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ORDINANCE NO. 17,900
AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ADDITIONAL FRANCHISE
FEES TO BE PAID BY SOUTHWESTERN BELL
TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR THE YEAR 1999; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company ( "Telephone Company ") is
duly authorized by ordinance to operate a telephone business and system in the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas ( "City"); and
WHEREAS, the Telephone Company is now and will be occupying the streets, alleys,
airways and other public rights -of -way of the City for the purpose of operating and maintaining
its telephone system; and
WHEREAS, the City is legally authorized to impose and the Telephone Company is
obligated to pay a just and reasonable franchise fee in connection with its operations in the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. There is hereby imposed and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
shall pay to the City a franchise fee in an amount equal to seven and thirty -two hundredths
percent (7.32 %) of the Company's local exchange access line charges collected within the City's
corporate limits for the calendar year 1998, or a minimum of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000).
SECTION 2. Payments to the City by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for the
net additional fee as provided for in Section 1 hereof shall be made monthly by the 30th day of
each month except for the December payment which shall be made by the 15th of December.
SECTION 3. Not later than March 31, 1999, Southwestern Bell's access line revenue
collected in Little Rock during 1998 will be certified to the City by a responsible official of the
Company. April and subsequent monthly payments will be adjusted to provide the total amount
due the City in 1999, 7.32% of 1998 certified revenue.
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SECTION 4. The City recognizes and accepts the purposes and results of an Order of
the Arkansas Public Service Commission entered on February 7, 1980, in Docket U -30132
relating to the treatment by the Telephone Company of all city special fees.
SECTION 5. It is acknowledged that Ordinance No. 11,345 amended by Ordinance No.
14,981 which set out the terms and conditions of the present privilege authority under which the
Telephone Company is operating is the controlling document over this franchise.
SECTION 6. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as altering or amending any
other rights or obligations of the City or the Telephone Company and provided for in Ordinance
No. 11,345 except the portion of Section 2 of Ordinance No. 11,345 pertaining to the method
of calculating the Telephone Company's annual franchise fee.
SECTION 7. This Ordinance shall be in effect on and after January 1, 1999.
PASSED: December 15, 1998
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK ROBBIE HANCOCK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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THOMAS M. C- NT
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
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