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February 4,
2002
Commission Approves Effort To Help Storm Victims Get Phone Calls
(Oklahoma
City) The Oklahoma Corporation Commission today approved a request from
Southwestern Bell that it be allowed to offer call-forwarding service free of
charge for 30 days to victims of the recent ice storm who are currently without
phone service.
“The
Commission is working with all the utilities to try and facilitate efforts that
will help consumers in the wake of this terrible ice storm,” said Commission
Chairman Denise Bode. “This emergency action is an example of the kind of steps
that can be taken to help the victims.”
Under
the emergency order, Southwestern Bell customers in the 28 counties covered by
Governor Keating’s disaster declaration who have been displaced from their home
or business because of the storm will be able to have their calls forwarded to
a number of their choice at no charge for 30 days. The offer applies only to
those customers who do not currently having the call-forwarding service. At
the end of 30 days, the customer will have to contact Southwestern Bell to
discontinue the service or it will be automatically continued at the normal
charge.
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