Definitions.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 15-73
in effect§ 15-73. - Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) Emergency telephone service means any telephone system utilizing a three-digit number, 9-1-1, for reporting an emergency to the appropriate public agency providing law enforcement, medical or other emergency services, including ancillary communications systems and personnel necessary to pass the reported emergency to the appropriate emergency service and personnel.
(2) Emergency telephone fee means a fee to finance the operation of emergency telephone service.
(3) Local exchange telephone company means any company providing exchange telephone services to any service user in this City.
(4) Person means any service user, including but not limited to any individual, firm, partnership, copartnership, joint venture, association, cooperative organization, private corporation, whether organized for profit or not, fraternal organization, nonprofit organization, estate, trust, business or common law trust, receiver, assignee for the benefit of creditors, trustee or trustee in bankruptcy, the United States of America, the State, any political subdivision of the State, or any Federal or State agency, department, commission, board, or bureau or any other service user.
(5) Service user means any person not otherwise exempt from taxation, who is provided exchange telephone service in this City.
(6) Tariff rate means the rate or rates billed by a local exchange telephone company stated in tariffs applicable for such company, as approved by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, which represent the recurring charges of such local exchange telephone company for exchange telephone service or its equivalent, exclusive of all taxes, fees, licenses or similar charges whatsoever.
(Code 1980, § 15-43; Ord. No. 18672, § 1, 1-13-87; Ord. No. 19139, § 1, 12-20-88; Ord. No. 23181, § 1, 11-7-06; Ord. No. 25557, § 1, 1-31-17)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH15CIDEEMMA_ARTIV9-1-1EMNUSE_S15-73DEFetched: 10/28/2026