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I <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 16, 1991 <br />SUBJECT: <br />Extended Area Service Filing <br />-------------------------- - - - - -- <br />DEPARTMENT COUNTY MANAGER <br />-------------------------------- <br />ATTACHMENT(S) <br />Extended Area Telephone Service <br />Filing to the North Carolina <br />Utilities Commission <br />PURPOSE: <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No X <br />---------------------------- <br />PUBLIC HEARING YES NO x <br />INFORMATION CONTACT <br />COUNTY MANAGER EXT 2300 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBER <br />Hillsborough 732 -8181 <br />chapel Hill 968 -4501 <br />Mebane 227 -2031 <br />Durham 688 -7331 <br />To consider the attached filing to the North Carolina Utilities <br />Commission for extended area telephone service for Orange County. <br />BACKGROUND." <br />On April 1, 1991, Southern Bell filed a request with the North Carolina <br />Utilities Commission for a 50% rate reduction plan for the Triangle <br />area with seven digit dialing. This plan would include Orange County. <br />The attached filing requests that the North Carolina Utilities <br />Commission approved an intra- county plan for flat rate service. <br />This request includes all exchanges in Orange County with the exception <br />of Prospect Hill, Timberlake and the area on the Durham County line <br />which is currently served by GTE. Public staff to the Utilities <br />Commission has indicated that they would support our request. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): <br />Approve the attached filing for extended area telephone service for <br />Orange County and authorize the Chairman to sign the filing on behalf <br />of the Board of Commissioners. It is further recommended that the <br />Board authorize the County Manager to file this request with the <br />North Carolina Utilities Commission on behalf of the Board of <br />Commissioners. <br />