HomeMy WebLinkAbout96-938 04-09-1996RESOLUTION NO. 96 -938
URGING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO ADOPT A
PLAN PROVIDING FOR A GEOGRAPHIC SPLIT WHEREBY
AREA CODE 817 WILL BE RETAINED AS THE EXCLUSIVE
AREA CODE FOR THE FORT WORTH METROPOLITAN
CALLING AREA
WHEREAS, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company projects that Area Code 817, serving forty -
five Texas counties, will run out of available telephone numbers in the next two
years; and
WHEREAS, the Public Utilities Commission has ordered its staff to prepare a plan providing for
a geographic split of Area Code 817 so that a portion of the present 817 service
area will retain Area Code 817 as its exclusive area code; and another portion will
be assigned a new area code; and
WHEREAS, the Fort Worth Metropolitan Calling Area is the largest calling area in the 817
services area, and, accordingly, should retain Area Code 817 as its exclusive area
code;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EULESS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1
That the City Council of the City of Euless supports a geographic split of the Area Code 817
service area, and urges that the geographic split be such that Area Code 817 will be retained as
the exclusive area code the Fort Worth Metropolitan Calling Area (as shown in Exhibit A).
SECTION 2
That the City staff is directed to deliver to the Public Utilities Commission a copy of this
Resolution, and to inform the Public Utilities Commission and its staff that the City of Euless is
willing to assist the Public Utilities Commission in accomplishing the above described geographic
split.
ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council on the 9th day of April, 1996, by a vote
of 6 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions.
ATTEST:
san Crim,
C, City Secretary
APPROVED:
ary Lib Saleh, Mayor
Exhibit A
FORT WORTH METROPOLITAN CALLING AREA
817 AREA CODE