News from the Oklahoma Corporation
Commission
Phone: (405)
521-4180, FAX: (405) 522-1623, www.occ.state.ok.us
August 28,
2001
COMMISSION ORDERS PHONE
SERVICE RESTORED TO TULSA-AREA RESIDENTS
(Oklahoma
City) The Oklahoma Corporation Commission late this afternoon issued an
emergency order to restore phone service to more than 900 Tulsa-area residents
who received their local service through a Universal Telephone Company. The
Kansas-based firm offers pre-paid local phone service to customers in Kansas,
Missouri, and to approximately 1200 Oklahomans in the Tulsa area.
The
disconnections are in violation of Commission rules, and Commission action
against Universal Telephone is being prepared.
The
emergency order issued today allows Southwestern Bell to disconnect Universal
Telephone from SWB’s OSS system (through which the disconnections are made),
thus preventing any more disconnections. In addition, Southwestern Bell will
work to get each customer reconnected as a customer of UT Company of Tulsa.
There will be no reconnection fees, and customers will receive a mailing from
UT explaining the change and their options.
The
reconnection process is expected to be complete before tomorrow evening.
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