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February 6, 2002
Commission Approves Pioneer’s Effort To Help Storm Victims Get Phone Calls
(Oklahoma
City) The Oklahoma Corporation Commission today approved a request from Pioneer
Telephone 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.
Pioneer’s
request is identical to one made by Southwestern Bell and approved by the
Commissioners on Monday.
Under
the emergency order, Pioneer customers in the 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 Pioneer to discontinue
the service or it will be automatically continued at the normal charge.
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