HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 7017 4NFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7017
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To the Mayor and Members of the City Council May 7, 1985
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Subject: 1985 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE RATE REQUEST
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On March 22, 1983 Southwestern Bell filed a request to increase its rates by
$324 million. The Texas Municipal League (TML) Committee of cities has been
meeting from time to time to discuss the cities joint participation in this
case. The planned intervention of the group of TML cities is providedin
detail in Attachment A.
The City of Fort Worth Department of Law/Utilities Supervisor have taken an
active part as one of the joint interveners in the past seven cases which
have occurred since the establishment of the Public Utilities Commission in
1975.
The results of this joint TML Cities approach are dramatically portrayed in
the following tabulation:
(IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
TML-
Company's Cities' PUC Staff PUC Examiner's PUC
Request Evidence Recommendation Recommendation ORDER
1976 $ 298.3 $ 61.5 $ 49.8 $ ------ $ 57.8
1978 214.3 118.0 105.7 ------ 124.5
1979 143.7 109.8 156.4 137.2 138.8
1980 326.3 73.4 152.7 114.3 114.3
1981 469.8 176.8 -249.3 243.7 243.7
1982 471.5 210.0 307.4 243.9 243.9
1983* 1,300.0 640.0 960.0 855.0 817.0
TOTALS $1,38 $1,981.3 N/A $1,740.0
1983 figures are at best approximations, necessitated because of numer-
ous revisions due to confusion from AT&T divestiture. A major portion of
the 1983 increase represents a divestiture-required rearrangement of
costs between AT&T and Southwestern Bell . However, the figures provide
an accurate comparison of the parties' positions and Commission results.
There will be no cost to the City of Fort Worth to join with the other 161
cities (as of 4/19/85) in this endeavor. There are some funds remaining from
the original assessment made several years ago, and the 1983 Legislature
amended The Public Utilities Regulating Act (PURA) so that Southwestern Bell
and other members of the telephone industry are now required to reimburse the
TML for its consultant's costs.
It there are no objections raised by the City Council the staff (City
Attorney/Utility Supervisor) will proceed with the city's intervention in
this case.
If additional information is required, please do.4ie� hesitat to let us know.
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- ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS