bill would impose an unwarranted burden on their member companies. I am attaching for the subcommittee's information a copy of the West Coast Telephone Co.'s Tariff FCC No. 6 which is filed with the Commission to govern interstate telephone service furnished between points on the system of the West Coast Telephone Co. in Oregon and points on the system of its affiliated company in California. Charges and regulations for communication services between points on the systems of the west coast companies and other places in the world are set forth in tariff schedules filed with the Commission by the American Telephone & Telegraph Co., in which the west coast companies concur. The attached tariff schedule is an example of the type of tariff schedule that the affected connecting carriers might be required to file if the proposed legislation were enacted. You will note that it consists of only 20 pages of which 5 pages are blank and certain other pages are less than fully occupied by tariff material. Most of the regulations in the tariff are standard ones observed by all telephone companies. Moreover, many telephone companies, who are currently required to file tariff schedules with the Commission, arrange for A.T. & T. to file charges on their behalf in the A.T. & T. tariffs, in which they concur. We do not believe that the proposed legislation would impose any substantial burden on any independent connecting telephone company. In this conection the Commission's staff will be happy to assist such companies in any way it can in meeting such requirements. Message toll telephone service is furnished by means of wire telephone, radio telephone or, a combination thereof. Issued: July 16, 1959 Effective: August 17, 1959 Issued by: Roy A. Peterson, General Commercial Superintendent 1714 California Street WEST COAST TELEPHONE COMPANY CHECK SHEET F.C.C. No. 6 Thirty-Eighth Revised Page 1 Thirty-Seventh Revised Page 1 Pages 1 to 20, inclusive, of this tariff are effective as of the date shown. Original and revised pages as named below contain all changes from the original tariff that are in effect on the date hereof.. |