City of Philadelphia - File #: 000408

• File #: 000408
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: LAPSED
• File created: 6/1/2000
• In control: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
• Title: Amending Section 9-210 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Telephone Booths," by prohibiting installation or maintenance of any public pay telephone in or encroaching on the public right­of­way without the grant of a concession by the Department of Public Property and by imposing requirements for the operation and maintenance of such telephones, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Nutter
• Indexes: TELEPHONE BOOTHS
• Code sections: 9-210 - Telephone Booths

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/1/2000	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
6/1/2000	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred

Title
Amending Section 9-210 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Telephone Booths," by prohibiting installation or maintenance of any public pay telephone in or encroaching on the public right­of­way without the grant of a concession by the Department of Public Property and by imposing requirements for the operation and maintenance of such telephones, all under certain terms and conditions.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 9-210 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:

§9-210. [Telephone Booths.] Public Pay Telephones.

(1) Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter:

(a) "Public pay telephone" or "telephone" shall mean a telephone and associated equipment, from which calls can be paid for at the time they are made by a coin, credit card, prepaid debit card or in any other manner, which is available for use by the public and provides access to the switched telephone network for the purpose of voice or data communications. The term "public pay telephone" or "telephone" shall include any pedestal or telephone bank supporting one or more such telephones, associated enclosures, signage and other associated equipment.

(b) "Person" shall mean a natural person, a corporation, a partnership, an association, or any entity that conducts business activities in the City of Philadelphia.

[(1)] (2) Prohibited Conduct. No person shall erect, install or maintain a public [telephone booth] pay telephone on any sidewalk [as defined in §11-101(4) of this Code] or public right-of-way [except as authorized in this Section] unless he or she:

(a) Has been awarded a concession by the Department of Public Property and the Department of Streets granting the right to place and operate public pay telephones in or encroaching on the public right-of-way.

(.1) Concessions shall be for a term of not more than three (3) years.

(.2) Concessions shall be non-exclusive and shall b...