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Show THE f LEADER-GARLAN- TIMES. September D For Phona Service ... 'A S next session of Congress," Callister concluded. ' 9 WATCH Notional Hearing Coud : '14 Page 23, 1976, i Mocf loco 4' For Miller's Jewelers 25th Anniversary Sale. Oct 8th 1 Day ClmrQQS only! The outcome of hearings scheduled to begin in Washington, D. C. later this '9 month could well affect rates for service charged to f"-- local Continental Telephone customers, according to Grant T. Callister, Utah State Service Manager. The House Subcommittee on Communications has scheduled exploratory hearings Sept. 28, 29 and 30 on STLDENTBODY OFFICERS this year at McKinley Elementary are (1 to r) Douglas Reid, president; Patty Clark, first vice pres; Julie Winningham, second vice pres; and Gary Madsen, secretary. whether competition, as promoted by the Federal -- Communications Commission is having a detrimental or beneficial effect on telephone service. Of particular concern is the impact such competition could have on rates paid by local residential and small business customers. "It's reassuring to know that Congress is at least taking up this question. In recent years, the FCC has done everything it could to make it easy for new telecommunications suppliers to enter the industry. At the same time, they have hindered out ability to compete fairly. Their policies have Leader Adds New Firemen Correspondents Are Wanted We've added a couple of correspondGarland-Time- s ents to The Leader-Th- e n staff. Gathering news in the Riverside area will be Kathy Bourne. Give her a 9 if you have an event in call at your family the world should know about. Kathy Fletcher will aid us in gathering news in the Tremonton area. Give her a call at We're still looking for additional help in the Garland area. 458-352- The Garland Fire Department is accepting applications for new firei men. , Persons interested can apply either at fire drill on Thursday night at 7 p.m. or can get applications from any of the fire department officers. 257-526- 9. helped these new firms go after the big business, high-prof-it accounts without any regard for what happens to residential and small business customers. These newcomers, in effect, have been aided by FCC policies in "skimming the cream" from the more profitable areas of business without having to be concerned with serving the homes and smaller firms in our rural and suburban areas, Callister said. He explained that the services most generally lost to competition are for private line, long distance service, and terminal equipment, particularly switchboards and other business facilities. "Historically, these services have been priced at a premium so that they could contribute revenue that helps hold down the cost of local service. The more of that contribution we lose, the higher our local rates will have to go. Studies by firms outside the telephone industry show that, if worse comes to worse, local rates would have to increase anywhere from 60 to 80 percent, Sewer Costs Rise In Tremonton cont. from page one , increase the overage charge to for each extra 1,000 gallons. In other action, the city agreed to pay for increased janitorial service at the Community Center (old McKinley school). They will also handle the accounting functions. The move came after Tremonton Planning Board officers Mildred and LaRene Napoli appeared to discuss the situation at the center. The Planning Board had been put in charge of the facility. Mrs. Shumway revealed that much y duties of the administrative had fallen to Mrs. Napoli, without compensation, since she is the director of the Senior Center .facilities in the same building. Shumway day-to-da- City fathers agreed to take over the of renting the fac ility out to task - various groups along with billing. The city will handle the payment of Mrs. Napoli utility bills as well. pointed out that although utility costs for the building have skyrocketed in two years, the board only has about a $200 gas bill currently outstanding. But she added that cash flow in the next few months when utility bills will be high won't be sufficient to keep up to date. She said the gas bill for the building has gone up from $134 in 1974 to $217 in 1976 while the light bill went from $48 ' to $73 in a similar period. Mrs. Shumway noted that the facility takes in approximately $225 monthly from rental of rooms. The Box Elder School District pays $175 a month to rent rooms in which its are continuing education classes taught. Mrs. Shumway also noted that the Planning Board made a profit of approximately $861 when it raffled off a color television recently. The money was raised to pay for an expensive furnace that had to be installed in the building when the old one quit. . The city helped pay for the furnace along with the Planning Board.' ' So, Tuesday, they told the board to pay its one outstanding bill and keep the remainder of the money to meet future contingencies. The subject of garbage collection also came up for discussion once again in the council meeting. Recorder Jay Hirschi said Ken Doman of Utah Recycling and Disposal, the city's contracted garbage hauler, has agreed to pay $5,000 he owes the city for purchase of its garbage truck. The money will be paid in monthly installments over a ten month period. Payment of the $5,000 debt still due the city was one condition recently imposed when doman was more or less put on probation because of alleged poor service. Doman also agreed to improve his telephone service. He will install a recorder on a complaint phone which local residents can call. Councilmen nimbly stepped around a query by Doman about the possibility of eliminating garbage pickup in alleys infavor of curbside collection. They took no action. Doman apparently feels the curb-sid- e service would be much quicker and economical for him. Councilmen feel it would not set well with residents. May Max Mason noted that one "' problem, with alley pickup is that the hauler often has questions as to what the home owner actually wants hauled off. Doman also asked the city if it would provide tags which could be left aU homes explaining why various items are not hauled off since they do not meet the city's requirements for garbage pickup. And councilman Ben Dansie said citizens should be made aware that debris such as leaves and plants should be bagged for pickup. Councilmen, in another action, also agreed that the city would once again s finance a run to Beaver Ski Resort in Logan Canyon on Saturdays thru the winter. Bus passes will go on sale at a later date. and that's not counting inflation, " Callister stated. Concern for the impact of those potential increases on local customers lead the traditional telephone industry to seek passage of the Consumer Communications Reform Act of 1976. Versions of that bill have been introduced in the House by more than 150 Representatives, and 14 Senators also mSn 2 ycsrt fa AustrtSa Many Savings! TKti PHARMACY PMACTS Keith Frczor bills. The proposed bill would reaffirm the basic principles and objectives for telecommunications service set down by Congress in passing the Communications Act of 1934-t- he provision of high service to quality, low-coas many people as possible. The legislation also would restrict the FCC from promoting contrived competition and allow the traditional telephone industry to compete on a more equal basis. "Washington may seem a long way from here, but what happens up there is going to have a direct bearing on what happens to our local telephone rates. We hope that the hearings at the end of this month are just Pharmacist BEAR RIVER DRUG Of the 8 million falls in American homes each year, 1.6 million are bad enough to be disabling. Falls cause 10,000 deaths each year, second only to auto accidents in number of fatalities. It's no accident that we stock first aid supplies, but we hope you never need to use them. Eliminate hazardous conditions. st 1? 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