Ordinance 2253-97 - Laserfiche WebLink

• by regulatory order to compensate for the cost to the company of the tax imposed by this chapter. 2. "Telephone business" means the business of providing access to a local telephone network, local telephone network switching service, toll service, cellular telephone service, or coin telephone services, or providing telephone, video, data, or similar communication or transmission for hire, via a local telephone network, toll line or channel, or similar communication or transmission system. It includes cooperative or farmer line telephone companies or associations operating an exchange. "Telephone business" does not include the providing of competitive telephone services, the providing of cable television services, nor the providing of broadcast services by radio or television stations. 3. "Competitive telephone service" means the providing by any person of telecommunications equipment, apparatus, or service related to that equipment or apparatus such as repair or maintenance service, other than toll service, if the equipment or apparatus is of a type which can be provided by persons that are not subject to regulation as telephone companies under RCW Title 80 and for which a separate charge is made. Transmission of communications through cellular telephones is classified as "telephone business" rather than "competitive telephone service". 4. "Cellular telephone service" means the two-way voice and data telephone/tele- communications system based in whole or substantially in part on wireless radio communications and which is not subject to regulation by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC). This includes "cellular mobile service". The cellular system is defined by the FCP as a high capacity land mobile system in which assigned spectrum is divided into discrete channels which are assigned in groups to geographic cells covering a cellular geographic service area. The discrete channels are capable of being revised in different cells within the same area. The "cellular mobile service" is defined to include other wireless radio communications services such as specialized mobile radio (SMR), personal communication services (PCS), and any other evolving wireless radio communications technology which accomplishes the same purpose as cellular mobile service. C. Upon every person engaged in or carrying on the sale of artificial, natural, or mixed gases, a tax equal to four and one-half (4.5%) percent of the total gross revenues derived from the operation of such business within the city of Everett, which shall be paid monthly on or before the 20th of the following month. D. Upon every person engaged in or carrying on the sale of electrical power, a tax equal to four and one-half(4.5%) percent of the total gross revenues derived from the sale of electricity within the city of Everett, exclusive of revenues derived from the sale of electricity for purposes of resale, which shall be paid monthly on or before the 20th day of the following month. SECTION 2: APPLICATION. If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance or the application of the provisions to other persons or circumstances is not affected. SECTION 3: EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect January 1, 1998 SECTION 4: Nothing contained herein shall be construed as abating any action now pending under or by virtue of the ordinance herein amended; or as discontinuing, abating, modifying or altering any tax liability or any tax