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VJ <br />AND <br />REDUCED RATE REGIONAL CALLING <br />WHEREAS, on November 5, 1990, the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners affirmed its efforts to seek flat -rate extended area <br />service for exchanges that serve inside Orange County, to include the <br />portion of Chapel Hill in Durham County, Research Triangle Park and <br />Raleigh- Durham International Airport, and <br />WHEREAS, on November 5, 1990, the Wake County Board of <br />Commissioners affirmed its efforts to seek a flat rate option for Intra- <br />Wake County calls, and <br />WHEREAS, Wake County also accepted the Southern Bell proposal for <br />a Triangle Regional calling Plan, and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County has diligently exerted efforts conjointly <br />with Wake and Durham Counties to reduce the burdensome toll rates now <br />incurred for regional inter - county calling. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of <br />commissioners support the following: <br />(1) The Triangle Regional Calling Plan to include: <br />Seven Digit Dialing <br />-- 50% reduction in toll charges <br />-- Regional white pages directory <br />-- Inward call option (allows customer to receive calls from <br />throughout the region at no charge to the calling party) <br />- optional <br />Low Use Plan available - optional <br />(2) Orange County flat -rate Extended Area Service Plan to <br />existing service in exchanges that serve inside Orange County <br />to include the portion of Chapel Hill in Durham County, <br />Research Triangle Park and Raleigh- Durham International <br />Airport with rates to be set by the North Carolina Utility <br />Commission consistent with the Commission's rate - setting <br />policies. <br />(3) The North Carolina utility Commission at its option submit <br />EAS flat rates to a poll of the customers who would be <br />affected by the rate changes. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that,the Board of Commissioners instructs <br />the Orange County Manager to continue deliberations with Wake County and <br />telephone company officials to determine the most appropriate process <br />for filing the proposal and appropriate comments to the North Carolina <br />Utility Commission, and to recommend the most appropriate methodology <br />for polling customers of each exchange, and to report to the Board prior <br />to any official filing being submitted to the Utility Commission. <br />This the 20th day of November, 1990. Commissioner Marshall moved <br />the passage of the foregoing resolution and Commissioner Hartwell <br />seconded the motion, and the resolution was passed by a unanimous vote. <br />VII. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS - None <br />