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PUBLICLY OWNED PAY TELEPHONES
Pay telephones shall be installed and maintained by the City of Newport Beach
throughout the City in an effort to:
A. Promote efficient access to the telephone system to the general public.
B. To facilitate communications to the public using City facilities.
C. To improve access to the City's emergency services and reduce response time.
D. To provide revenue for the City.
E. To standardize the telephone service and equipment available within the City.
F. To eliminate private installations or encroachments in any public right -of -way.
The City will endeavor to provide telephone service in a progressive and efficient
manner and shall meet all requirements of the Public Utilities Commission and the
Federal Communications Commission in so doing.
The City shall install and maintain public pay telephones at all locations where there is
a demonstrated need and where the cost of providing service is offset by call revenues.
Priority shall be given to those locations and City facilities with a large number of users
or visitors.
Final location of all publicly owned telephones will be approved by the City Manager
or the City Manager's designee prior to installation.
Adopted - January 24,1994
Amended - February 26,1996
Amended - May 26,1998
Formerly M -6
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