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ORDINANCE NO. 608

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TELEPHONE LOCAL
AND LONG DISTANCE RATES

BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of Hawarden, Iowa as follows:

Section 1. Chapter 12.49 is hereby repealed.

Section 2. Chapter 12.48 of the Hawarden Municipal code is hereby amended as follows:

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C.) Long Distance Rates:

(Business Programs include 30-second minimum billing; 6-second increments thereafter.)
Business Program B-1
Base Rate .15/minute
Rate if monthly bill is over $250 .13/minute
Business Program B-2
Weekday Rate .15/minute
Evening and weekend .10/minute
Business Program B-3
24 hours/day .10/minute
Access Fee 5.95/month
Business Program B-4
Interstate 24 hours/day .08/minute
Intrastate 24 hours/day .11/minute
Access Fee 7.95/month

Residential Program R-1
Base Rate .15/minute
Rate if monthly bill is over $25 .13/minute
:Residential Program R-2
Weekday Rate .15/minute
Evening and weekend .10/minute
Residential Program R-3
24 hours/day .10/minute
Access Fee 2.95/month
Residential Program R-4:
Interstate 24 hours/day .08/minute
Intrastate 24 hours/day .11/minute
Access Fee $4.95/month

D.) International Long Distance Rates
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Canada United Kingdom France Germany Mexico Japan
$ 0.26 $0.24 $0.42 $0.42 $0.50 - $1.04 $0.90

E.) Basic Service

Residential: $11.05
Business Single-Line: $26.65
Business Multi-Line: $26.05

F.) Calling Features

All Call Forwarding $1.50
Call Forwarding-No Answer $1.50
Call Forwarding-Busy $1.50
Call Waiting $1.50
Cancel Call Waiting $1.50
Selective Call Rejection $1.50
Speed Calling $1.50
Caller ID $4.50
Call Name & Number Block $1.50
Three-Way Calling $1.50
Serial Hunt $5.00
Voice Mail $4.75

G.) Call Feature Packages

Call Feature Package #1
Voicemail or Caller ID and three other features
$6.95
Call Feature Package #2
Voicemail and Caller ID and five other features
$9.95

H.) Telecommunications Surcharges

Customer dialed/automated $0.77
Customer dialed calling card station $0.77
Customer dialed and operator assisted $1.91
Customer dialed/operator must assist $0.77
Operator Station $1.91
Operator dialed surcharge $0.98
Person to Person $4.17
Busy line verify $6.75
Busy line intercept $6.50
Information Service Access Blocking $5.00
Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier Charge $5.00
E911 Charge $0.50
Universal Service Charge $0.30

I.) Miscellaneous Telecommunications Rates

*fees may be waived with verification of a safety concern from proper law enforcement agency
Additional/alternate listings, per listing $0.50
Private service, per listing $1.50
Foreign/nonsubscriber service, per listing $2.00
Per DID Line $39.00
Non-recurring DID charge, per line $65.00
Block of 100 reserved numbers $265.00
Toll Restriction Service (outgoing calls) $3.00
Non-recurring Toll Restriction charge $5.00
Vacation/Suspended Service 50% of regular rate
Customized Telephone Number
Non-recurring charge, per line
$25.00
Information Service Access Blocking $5.00
Telephone number change
First number change
$25.00*
Two or more number changes
$50.00*
Reconnect after disconnect for non-payment $15.00
Returned Check/Returned ACH Notice Fee $15.00

J.) Mileage Rates

Between buildings on same premises Per two wire circuit $8.00
Each additional mile or fraction thereof Per two wire circuit $2.00

K.) End User Common Line Charge

Residential $5.00
Single-Line Business $6.00
Multi-Line Business $7.50

L.) ISDN Line Charges

Business $90.00
Residential $90.00
ISDNBRI Line Port $7.00/arrangement
ISDN PRI Line Port $46.00/arrangement

M.) Switched Access Service

Non Recurring Charges
Local Transport - Installation Entrance Facility
Voice Grade Two Wire
$230.00
Voice Grade Four Wire $230.00
High Capacity DS1 $251.00
Interim NXX Translation Per Order
Per LATA or Market Area
$136.00
FGC and FGD Conversion of Multi-
Frequency Address Signaling to
SS7 Signaling or SS7 Signaling to
Multifrequency Address Signaling
Per 24 Trunks Activated or
Fraction Thereof on a Per Order Basis
$321.00
Direct Trunked Transport Activation
Per 24 Trunks Activated or
Fraction Thereof on a Per Order basis
$310.00
Local Transport Premium Access Entrance Facility
Per Termination
Voice Grade Two Wire $44.79
Voice Grade Four Wire $71.67
High Capacity DS1 $191.82
Direct Trunked Transport
Direct Trunked Facility Per Mile
Voice Grade $3.19
High Capacity $20.76

N.) Common Channel Signaling Network Connection

Signaling Network Access Link
Signaling Mileage Facility Per Mile
ICB
Signaling Mileage Termination
Per Termination
ICB
Signal Entrance Facility
Per Facility
ICB
STP Port
Per Port
ICB

O.) Directory Assistance Service
Per Call $2.00

P.) Operator Transfer Service
Per Call Transferred $0.4588

Q.) Special Access Service

Voice Grade Service
Channel Termination Per Termination
Two Wire Service $44.79
Two Wire Nonrecurring Charge $230.00
Four Wire Service $71.67
Four Wire Nonrecurring Charge $230.00
Channel Mileage
Channel Mileage Facility $3.19/mile
Channel Mileage Termination
Per Termination
$32.07
Optional Features and Functions
Bridging
Voice Bridging
Two Wire $6.50
Four Wire $6.50
Data Bridging Per Port
Two Wire $6.50
Four Wire $6.50
Telephoto Bridging Per Port
Two Wire $6.50
Four Wire $6.50

DATAPHONE Select-A-Station Bridging
Sequential Arrangement, Ports Per
Channel Connected
Two Wire $22.19
Four Wire $117.70
Addressable Arrangement, Ports Per
Channel Connected
Two Wire $23.75
Four Wire $102.80
Telemetry and Alarm Bridging
Active Bridging Channel Connections
Per Channel Connected
Split Band $8.89
Summation $3.47
Passive Bridging Channel Connections
Per Channel Connected
$0.24

Conditioning Per Termination
C Type $7.20
Improved Attenuation Distortion None
Improved Envelope Delay Distortion None
Data Capability $4.95
Telephoto Capability $9.02
Sealing Current None
Improved Return Loss For Effective Two Wire
Or Four Wire Transmission Per Termination
Two Wire $12.80
Four Wire $12.80
Customer Specified Receive Level
Per Two Wire Termination
$8.80
Multiplexing Per Arrangment Voice
To Telegraph Grade
$226.19
Signaling Capability
Per Termiantion
$12.95
Selective Signaling Arrangement
Per Arrangement
$6.50

Transfer Arrangement (key activated or dial up)
Per four port arrangement including control channel termination $3.13
Per five port arrangement Including control channel Termination $7.14
Public Packet Switching Network Interface Arrangement Per Arrangement ICB
High Capacity Service
Channel Termiantion Per Termiantion DS1, 1.544 Mbps Monthly Rate $191.82
Nonrecurring Charge $251.00
Channel Mileage
Channel Mileage Facility Per Mile $20.76
Channel mileage Termination Per Termination $102.39
Optional Features and Functions
DS1 to Voice $183.12
Automatic Loop Transfer Per Arrangement $158.00
Transfer Arrangement (key activated or dial-up)
Per Four Port Arrangement Including Control Channel Termination
$172.20
Clear Channel Capability Per 1.544 Mbps Transmission path ICB
Network Channel Terminating Equipment Per Termination 1.544 Mbps $89.60
Automatic Loop Transfer $360.00

R.) Other Services

Access Ordering
Access Order Charge Per Order $136.00
Service Date Change Charge Per Order $53.00
Design Change Charge $53.00
Miscellaneous Service Order Charge Per Occurance $53.00
Additional Engineering - Additional Engineering Periods
Basic Time Per Engineer
Normally Scheduled Working Hours
$25.35/half hour
Overtime Per Engineer $38.02/half hour
Premium Time Outside of Scheduled Work Day, Per Engineer $50.69/half hour
Additional Labor Additional Labor Periods Installation or Repair
Overtime Per Technician $33.03/half hour
Premium Time Per Tech $44.04/half hour
Stand By
Basic Time, Normally Scheduled Working Hours $22.92/half hour
Overtime Per Technician $34.37/half hour
Premium Time, Per Tech $45.83/half hour

S.) Miscellaneous Services

Additional Automatic Testing- Switched Access To First Point of Switching
Additional Tests
Gain-Slope Tests $2.89/Test/Path
C-Notched Noise Tests $2.89/Test/Path
1004 Hz Loss $2.89/Test/Path
C-Message Noice $2.89/Test/Path
Balance (Return Loss) $2.89/Test/Path
Telecommunications Service Priority Per Service Arranged
Nonrecurring Charge
$54.63
Controller Arrangement
Per Month, Per Arrangement
$100.00
Presubscription Per Telephone Exchange Service Line or Trunk $5.00
Blocking Service Per Exchange Service Line or Trunk and/or Per Feature Group A Switched Access Line $11.20
Billing Name and Address Service
Per BNA Order $50.94
Per BNA Record $0.33
Optional Magnetic Tape Per Magnetic Tape $91.44
Optional Format Programming Charge (Per Half Hour or Fraction) $37.20
Originating Line Screening Service (Per Exchange Service Line) $7.95
Coin Supervision Additive Service (Per Exchange Service Line) $2.21/month

T.) Special Federal Government Access Services

Voice Grade Secure Communications
Type I, each T-3 Conditioning ICB & Charges
Additional Conditioning, (Per Service Termination) ICB & Charges
Type II, each G-1 Conditioning ICB & Charges
Type III, each G-2 Conditioning ICB & Charges
Additional Conditioning (Per Service Termination) ICB & Charges
Type IV, each G-3 Conditioning ICB & Charges
Additional Conditioning, (Per Service Termination) ICB & Charges
Wideband Digital Special Access Service
Type I, each ICB & Charges
Type II, each ICB & Charges
Type III, each ICB & Charges

U.) Special Facilities Routing of Access Services

Diversity ICB
Avoidance ICB
Diversity and Avoidance Combined ICB
Cable-Only Facilities ICB

V.) Specialized Service or Arrangements
Specialized Service or Arrangements ICB

Section 3. Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.

Section 4. Severability. If any section, provision, or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision, or part thereof, not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.

Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law. Billing at the revised rates shall commence immediately at the start of the next complete billing cycle starting with Route one.

Passed and approved this 23rd day of September, 2002

_____________________________
Ricard R. Porter, Mayor

ATTEST:

_______________________________
Craig M. Coffey, City Administrator

First Reading: August 19, 2002
Second Reading: September 9, 2002
Third Reading: September 23, 2002

I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 608 was published in the Hawarden Independent, a newspaper printed and published and has circulation in the City of Hawarden, Iowa on the 26th day of September, 2002.

______________________________
Craig M. Coffey, City Administrator

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