AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 010-2001-127 RELATING TO A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH SPRINT PURSUANT TO K.S.A. 12-2001.

Section 1.  As used in this ordinance, the term gross receipts shall mean:

Gross Receipts means only those receipts collected from within the corporate boundaries of the city enacting the franchise and which are derived from the following:

(a)   Recurring local exchange service for business and residence which includes basic exchange service, touch tone, optional calling features and measured local calls;

(b)   Recurring local exchange access line services for pay phone lines provided by a telecommunications local exchange service provider to all pay phone service providers;

(c)   Local directory assistance revenue;

(d)   Line status verification/busy interrupt revenue;

(e)   Local operator assistance revenue; and

(f)   Nonrecurring local exchange service revenue which shall include customer service for installation of lines, reconnection of service and charge for duplicate bills.

All other revenues, including, but not limited to, revenues from extended area service, the sale or lease of unbundled network elements, nonregulated services, carrier and end user access, long distance, wireless telecommunications services, lines providing only data service without voice services processed by a telecommunications local exchange service provider, private line service arrangements, internet, broadband and all other services not wholly local in nature are excluded from gross receipts.  Gross receipts shall be reduced by bad debt expenses. Uncollectible and late charges shall not be included within gross receipts. If a telecommunications local exchange service provider offers additional services of a wholly local nature which if in existence on or before July 1, 2002, would have been included with the definition of gross receipts, such services shall be included from the date of the offering of such services in the city.

(10-15-2003)