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RESOLUTION NO. 2004-053
ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS DISCOUNTS
FOR LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS
WHEREAS, the Public Utilities Regulatory Act of 1995 (H.B. 2128) offered the
regulated local telephone utilities, also called Incumbent Local Exchange
Companies or ILECs, the opportunity to elect deregulation of some of their
services, and
WHEREAS, in exchange for the benefits obtained by their election of
deregulation, the "electing companies" are required to provide certain advanced
telecommunications services, including T-1 (1.544 Mbs) and DS-3 (45 Mbs)
lines, at 105% of cost and with no installation charge, and
WHEREAS, without action by the Legislature these discounts will expire in
August2005,and
WHEREAS, without these discounts many Texas libraries and schools would
simply be unable to pay for high speed Internet access.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of North Richland
Hills that the City encourages the State Legislature to extend and continue these
discounts through legislation in order to maintain these critically important
telecommunications discounts to insure the continuation of high speed
information access in libraries and schools across the State.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the 23rd day of August, 2004.
CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
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