Item 21 - Projected Call Volumes between Poway and Escondido and Estimated Cost SavingsMEMORANDUM
CITY OF PO AY
Mayor and. Members of the City Council
James L. Bowersox, City ManaN. ma `
INITIATED BY: Patrick R. Foley, Assistant to the City Mana
} ATE: October 28, 198E
SUBJECT: Projected. Call Volumes Between Poway and Escondido and
Estimated Cost Savings
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In 1984, the City of Poway filed a formal complaint with. the Public
Utilities Com mission challenging Pacific Bell's . zone: usage measurement
ZUM) calling area. Pacific Bell ''s ZUM system had made free local calls.
between Poway. and Escondido a toll call. The, Public Utilities Commission
ruled in .Ppway's favor,: and on July 51 1985 calls between Poway and.
Escondido were no longer toll. calls.
If the City of Poway had not won its case against Pacific Bell calls bet
ween - Poway and Escondido would be Zone 2 calls. The rate for a Zone 2 call
is 8.4 the first minute, and 34 for each additional. minute. The following
estimated cost savings are based on a 5inute call between. Poway and
' Escondido. -
1985 call volumes
Residence
Business
-minute call
616,097` 20=
9 , 072 204
1986 call volumes:
Residence
Business
5 minute call
annual cost savings
$123,219
18,614
annual cost savings
663, 537 20 $132,707
100,240; 20 $ 20,048
Over a two year period, Poway'ssuccessful challenge of Pacific Bell's ZUM
system will have saved the business community an estimated $38,662 and the,
Poway residents $255,926.
Poway ;now has one of . the largest local calling areas inthe state. Paway'; s.
local calling area includes. Rancho Bernardo, Periasquitos, Mira Mesa,
Escondido, El. Cajon and. Ramona.