1984-17 Opposing The Tariff Revision Filed By Glacier State Telephone Company.r
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 84 -17 -R
TARIFF REVISIONOFILEDNBY OF KODIAK
COMPANY
LAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY OPPOSING THE
WHEREAS, the Alaska Public Utilities Commission has
that Glacier State Telephone Com given notice
(TA170 -49
Company Y (GSTC), has filed a tariff revisiol0
n
), which is a request for an interim rate increase of 1.90% and a
Permanent rate increase of 5 1.310, and
WHEREAS, GSTC states that the purpose of the 51.31% surcharge
request is to produce $4,238,P47 and is to
in connection with its request for provide an interim billing
Permanent rate relief which is contemplated
e
to be replaced with permanent increased rates
the rate desi upon Commission c onsideration of
gn phase in Docket U- 81 -73, and
WHEREAS, GSTC requests that this tariff filing become effective on
45 days statutory notice after the date of filing which is March 9, 1984, and
WHEREAS, if after i nvestigation the Commission finds a rate or
classification different from that proposed by GSTC is reasonable, the
Commission may approve a rate or classification which varies with that
proposed, and
WHEREAS, nationally there are no trends of substantial increases in
any of the basic industries but rather many have had significant reduction in
wages, benefit or number of employees in order to remain competitive in the
'world or national markets, and
WHEREAS, the consumer price index for all
Anchorage, Alaska for the urban consumers, in
year ending November, 1983 is 5.1% as documented by
Ithe U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and
WHEREAS, rate increases by GSTC have been commonplace for many years,
and largely accepted without question because of the inflationary spiral under
fwhich we are all living which however has been arrested nationally and should
II 1no longer be accepted as a basis for rate increase.
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly
';that, as elected officials, are compelled t
��ne increase -- -" "'o`est the nature and extent of
sought by Glacier State Telephone Company.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we respectfully urge your review and
analysis of the proposed rate increase and would further request that a public
hearing be required in Kodiak and that GSTC be required to prove every content's'
and allegation on which they allude, in attempting to document or justify the
increase requested.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 16th day of February , 1984.
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
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