Mayor & Aldermen - April 10th, 1975 .
R.A. Freemar, City Clerk oF Q agi
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Attached is a Photocopy of a letter from the British Columbia

Telephone Company dated March 19th, 1975, and this letter is the official
advice to the City of the Telephone Company's application for a rate increase.

We have photostated one or two pages from the application that we
thought would be of interest to Council and a copy of the full submission is
available in our office.

In discussing this subject with Mayor Campbell he suggested that
although the City should not take a position with respect to the amount of
the rate increase itself. the City should once again try to have telephone
rates equalized: throughout the Regional District and the suggestion was made
that the ‘Council. might want to. advance this Proposal to the Greater Vancouver
Regional District for discussion and possible preparation of a presentation
tot the Telecommunication Committee of the Canadian Transport Commission.

“In reviewing the attachments to the Telephone Company's letter,
Council will quickly see the variety of rates that are now applicable in the
Greater. Vancouver Regional District. and, as Council is well aware, those
areas with the highest rates usually have the 1 most restricted free-calling
privileges.

. Mayor Campbell suggests that even if complete equality cannot be

obtained at one time the Regional District should at least be encouraged to

take the first steps towards this end.

Abram)

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